NiagaraCatholicFSL

All things French chez Niagara Catholic

[Mary Vetere @madamevetere]

Our final session of 6 with the fabulous duo of @MmeLockhartLDSB and @thismomloves. It’s only the beginning of our journey! Bitter sweet as we love this time together but know our team will continue this valuable learning. @kinneyk2004_kim @niagaracatholic @Mrs_Stranges

[Mary Vetere @madamevetere]

Amazing session with @thismomloves and @MmeLockhartLDSB. Screeners and data!! Session 5 of 6 and we still have so many educators engaging in afterschool learning!! @niagaracatholic @kinneyk2004_kim @Mrs_Stranges Opportunities for literacy learning at Niagara Catholic continue.

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

FYI:

[Niagara Catholic DSB @niagaracatholic]

Niagara Catholic's French Immersion registration opens at 7:30 a.m. January 15. Make sure you're all set to sign up your child by creating your Ensembli profile in advance. More information on our website, https://t.co/0L31pRULHe.

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

“Phrasing is a large component of oral reading fluency and is essential to comprehension and overall reading proficiency. Good readers make meaning by reading in phrases; struggling readers limit meaning by reading word by word.” (Rasinski, Ellery, & Oczkus, 2015).

Thank you @TheFCRR for this reading #Fluency idea, to @TimRasinski1 for the research to support it, and to @scholasticCDA for the book to put the research into classroom practice!

❄️Snow days have never been so much fun!!❄️ @RideauPS_LDSB @ScholasticEdu

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

Kate and Kim are back ⁦@niagaracatholic⁩! Sharing research and strategies about Phonemic Awareness - the 2nd session of our 6 part series on Reading and Equity. ⁦@MmeLockhartLDSB⁩ ⁦@thismomloves⁩ ⁦@kinneyk2004_kim⁩

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

2nd session with Kate and Kim focusing on Phonemic Awareness. Some really great messages about the importance of PA instruction as well as practical ideas teachers can take back to their classrooms tomorrow!!
@MmeLockhartLDSB @thismomloves @kinneyk2004_kim @niagaracatholic

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

So excited to welcome @MmeLockhartLDSB and @thismomloves to @niagaracatholic for our 6 part series on Structured Literacy : A Path Toward Equity. @kinneyk2004_kim

[Lindsay Cochrane @MadameCochrane]

Decodable texts are PART OF a reading lesson, not for independent practice AFTER a reading lesson. “It’s your skillful use of instruction before, during and after the reading that makes using decodable books an effective choice for beginning readers.” https://t.co/OYdHmRg0JX

[Niagara Catholic Athletic Association @ncaa_niagara]

https://t.co/Pgtvx8HLBR

[Nancy Wise, Ph.D. @FIEdConsulting]

New Research: The Impact of Attention on Elementary Word Reading in French Immersion (Rafailov, Shakory, Marinova-Todd, & Chen, 2023): https://t.co/56XZQLSLxR

[Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas]

As someone who has taught reading intervention, I’m pretty quiet on the reading wars except to say that when you use the term “war” you will end up with casualties. You’ll dehumanize. You’ll create enemies in a way that prevents dialogue.

Phonics matter. Blending matters. Stories matter. Prior knowledge matters. Helping kids fall in loving with reading matters.

I want to see kids read. I’m not interested in warfare.

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

Thank you @niagaracatholic for inviting me & @thismomloves to share strategies to help families support Ss early literacy skills at home!

My workshop for #FSL families focused on cross-linguistic skills, phonics &vocabulary development so Ss learn to be bilingual AND biliterate!

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

So excited for our parent/ caregiver presentation tonight delivered by @MmeLockhartLDSB and @thismomloves. So many parents getting this important literacy message. @niagaracatholic @madamevetere

[NiagaraCatholicFSL @FslNiagara]

So thrilled that we are giving this opportunity to parents to learn from the best! @MmeLockhartLDSB @thismomloves @kinneyk2004_kim @niagaracatholic

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

Posted only a few days ago & we already have over 150 families registered for our Parent & Caregiver Literacy workshop on May 2!

I’m excited to present this workshop for families of #FSL Ss alongside @thismomloves who will be presenting for Ss in English. Merci @niagaracatholic!

[Elise Trépanier @schelize]

“Are we spending time in the school or are we learning?” @DenisCousineau @AntoniaCetin @OMLTA @CASLT_ACPLS @RCDSB #LWB2023LSF

[AlphaGraphe @micheleminorc]

La progression des apprentissages AlphaGraphe a été lancée ce matin et sera disponible pour téléchargement gratuit d'ici une semaine sur https://t.co/hHtdKACpci @Alex_Andree_M @ResearchLUL @LULorthoSLP https://t.co/1w7LmY9ajN via @FacebookWatch

[Dan Fitzpatrick @theaieducatorx]

Still think ChatGPT is bad for education?

I just gave it a mark scheme and a sample student answer from an AQA GCSE English Language paper.

Look what happened 👇

*Spoiler: It marked it accurately in seconds*

#education #edutwitter #edtech #AI

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

Learning a second language is NOT easy.
#FSL Ss must learn TWO sets of code & TWICE the vocabulary as their L1 peers. So shouldn’t they have TWICE the support? Often #FSL Ss are lucky if they receive support in just 1 language. Preliminary look at code required to be biliterate👇🏼

[Kinney @kinneyk2004_kim]

Honoured to celebrate the @niagaracatholic FI Kindergarten team from @NotreDameNF at the ECCDC Awards of Excellence tonight. Congratulations Melissa, Sarah, and Roxanne. Their enthusiasm and love of Kindergarten and learning is clear. Bravo!!

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

A question I am frequently asked is “What does #StructuredLiteracy look like in #FSL Junior grades?”

Syllable types, morphology, vocab, fluency,spelling…& some may still need decoding support, too.

For more info &resources, watch @IDA_Ontario webinar: https://t.co/k3fCC2p4YC…