This article introduces the Writing Rope framework—a practical, evidence-informed approach to teaching writing that breaks the process into five essential strands. With strategies and classroom activities for each strand, it supports educators in building inclusive, structured writing instruction for all learners, especially students with learning disabilities.
Click here to view the video transcript. Since the Ontario Human Rights Commission released its Right to Read Report recommendations, fundamental changes have taken place in the way reading is taught in Ontario schools. Educators across the province have begun using science-based, systematic, and explicit instruction in their classrooms. However, every student is different, and [...]
Join the presenter on her journey to determine the underlying causes keeping students from writing and the best ways to help them.
Advice for educators, working with SLPs to help students with communication difficulties access the curriculum.
Join us as we dive deeper into instruction that supports reading fluency and comprehension after primary (Grades 4-12+), using evidence-based practices and strategies rooted in the Science of Reading.
A sound wall is a visual scaffold to help students solidify their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and improve spelling skills.
This webinar aims to help educators put the recommendations made in the Right to Read report into practice every day in their classroom.
Educators should consider the language skills in all of the languages spoken by the child to properly identify Speech Sound Disorders
This module is intended to provide an introductory overview of the components of reading instruction in the primary years, and how to tailor instruction to meet the needs of struggling readers, some of whom may have learning disabilities (LDs). The module will present the various ways that LDs can affect reading development, and will provide guidance for educators in developing a balanced reading program that supports the needs of all learners while maintaining their motivation to read.
The Making the Change to Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction guide highlights the steps these Ontario school boards have taken to make the change from balanced literacy to evidence-based literacy instruction.
