@TLDSB K-8 Literacy Curriculum Consultant ↟↟↟ Outdoor Enthusiast - Mindfully Living, Learning & Creating - L ♡VE is my lens - this moment - here & now
Muskoka, Ontario
Joined October 2019
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Oh! And partner reading too. That’s a non-negotiable. 📚 Photo from last week, but we partner read every day.
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Intermediate grade teachers feel so much pressure to teach to the reading comprehension standards. They need permission to start where kids are and teach the word recognition skills that support reading comprehension. Differentiation required. Not all whole group.
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Webinar Recording available!
Learn to embed evidence-based literacy instruction into your day in a way that is cross-curricular, culturally responsive, and equitable.
Watch the recording here: ldatschool.ca/webinar-litera…
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💭Wondering about the Science of Reading & How to put it into ACTION as part of your Responsive Literacy Program!?
Look no further @TLDSB … Sign up for the After School Foundations of Reading Series📚
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Effective teaching of reading begins w/ knowing the learners & explicitly knowing the learning.
Curious about effective methods, strategies & practices for teaching reading?
Explore this ⬇️ High-Yield Strategies
Resource shared on our @TLDSB Literacy Google Classroom!
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Decodable sentences provide Ss w/ a controlled text that follow a predictable pattern & help them practice reading more frequently, which will make it easier to gain fluency!
With the @TLDSB Crack the Code resource Ss can share their learning & practice reading @ home!🕵️♂️📚🕵️♀️
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Thank you to all K-1 Educators from across @TLDSB who participated in the learning session today on how to effectively respond to data using high yield strategies! The team is excited to share this learning with more educators in the upcoming sessions this week!
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After a few days of explicit teaching this guided activity has become an independent station that students are capable of working at all on their own! 🤓 @ParkviewPS
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Today’s activities align with our TLDSB Phonics Scope and Sequence “cluster 1” - FIND it, BUILD it, WRITE it! 🤩 @ange638
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Hey 👋 @TLDSB … TLDSB Literacy is now on Twitter & we are all a-Twitter about Literacy! In this space we aim to inspire, learn, share knowledge & honour all the amazing Literacy happening across TLDSB!
Follow along & Tag us in your tweets via @tldsb_literacy
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"Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn."
- Jason Reynolds
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How can we stay connected and build bridges @ 6ft apart? Distance doesn’t matter when you take time to notice and respond to those around you. @MsSheldrake @MacaulayPS
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“We can show students that math isn’t about just algorithms and shortcuts—it’s about seeing patterns and applying what we know to what is seen.” A math coach shares how to spark engagement in math with pictures. edutopia.org/article/how-spa…
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Calling all educators and at-home learners 🍎 Join us Thurs. January 21 for more virtual learning sessions.
Details: bit.ly/3ie3jS7.
Sessions will be broadcasted on the Zoo's YouTube Channel: bit.ly/37Ol0o5.
Worksheets coming soon to bit.ly/2LR3giI.
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#LearnAtHome building a shelter. After exploring the book the mitten, students were asked to pick an animal from the story, and build a shelter for their chosen animal! #STEM #FDK
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“Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.”
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👀 set 1/5 Frequency Word flashcard deck from @FountasPinnell 100 wordlist ~Gr.1. 🥳FUN & ENGAGING approach to support frequency word mastery by changing the voice, active movement, word writing ideas! #learnanywhere #learnanytime @tstarr_teacher @RSHWDSB drive.google.com/a/hwdsb.on.…
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3 things that parents can do at home to help their kids learn to read: ow.ly/Pg6U50zpUxY #learnathome
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"All of us, at some time or other, need help. Whether we're giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world. That's one of the things that connects us as neighbors--in our own way, each one of us is a giver and a receiver."
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When we live mindfully, we get so much more out of life 🌤️
Join us for Mindful March and help spread the word 🙏 actionforhappiness.org/mindf… #MindfulMarch
