Catherine Pacella

Run. Teach. Parent. Volunteer. Read. Repeat.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@rollforlearning A piece of advice: you need to put the videos at a faster speed. Great information/excellent resource but up the speed of delivery.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Ottawa has two seasons: canal full or canal drained. Welcome to canal full season. 🙌 #Ottawa

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

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[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@MmeLockhartLDSB @Ahpotts @IDA_Ontario Is it similar to Top Ten Tools? Or different?

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@Ahpotts @MmeLockhartLDSB @DrToste Thanks for sharing! Will be reading this soon!
For my junior students, I have started with the six syllable rules before teaching affixes. It has had a HUGE impact. When we get to an unfamiliar word, we can break it down to its syllables and it becomes decodable.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@sproudfoot Absolutely agree but the problem is the segregation that happens between English vs EFI. A school may be walking distance but it's EFI only. So English program kids are bused. If we truly want less kids depending on buses, eliminate EFI. Then you would have community schools.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@Ahpotts Report cards = 😡
My resources may be too "primary" but happy to help if possible. A group of us are really digging deep into the Science of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope the past few years.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@Ahpotts @literacypodcast @ELCOntario @SoundSyllable Everyday I'm working on phonemic awareness (David Kilpatrick), also looking at "rules" (six syllables), fluency practice (aiming for daily), morphology twice a week.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@Ahpotts @literacypodcast @ELCOntario My knowledge is elementary-aged and I would need to know more about their phonics levels, but UFLI is a great resource for the basics of phonics/decoding. Dibels and MAZE are good screeners (fluency, comp). @SoundSyllable for vocab, morphology. Email me if you want to chat!

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@kevinsandsbooks Thank you for a wonderful series! It's my son's absolute, all-time favourite.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@gen_georget Ah, thanks so much! ❤️

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Mom's pierogi 🥟❤️

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@SteveWyborney Wonderful news! Can't wait to add this activity to our daily number talks.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Vacation reading. ✔️

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

What. A. Day. 🏄

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@TheSPearson @RutaSepetys Enjoy!!! Happy reading and safe travels!

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Everything @RutaSepetys writes is gold. I have loved all her books, and they are essential for any highschool classroom (@TheSPearson - you need these!!!) The best YA historical fiction.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Before you introduce this to your class, read The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by @DrewDaywalt
It's a ridiculously fun book for ALL ages. And for outside, I have the kids line up at opposite goal posts on the field, then they run towards each other. So. Much. Fun.

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I will never think of rock paper scissors the same way again.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

@TheSPearson Also: Salt to the Sea, Between Shades of Grey, The Fountains of Silence. All 20th century YA historical fiction. So. Good.

[Catherine Pacella @chpacella]

Just bought the audio book for my son who loves the series. I appreciate the accessibility for those who need an alternative to print.

[David A. Robertson @DaveAlexRoberts]

Today is the day!!! Happy book birthday to The Stone Child, book 3 of The Misewa Saga! I hope you’ll consider picking up a copy! #bookbirthday #thestonechild

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