HWDSB Reading Specialists

A window into the world of a dynamic group of educators with @HWDSB supporting the priority of all students reading.

[HWDSB Reading Specialists @RSHWDSB]

📚 Check out the “Let’s Read Together K-8 ” self registering hub course. Here all HWDSB K-8 reading documents and tools are housed and ready to be downloaded. Need digital copies of sound bites? Graphic organizers? Program ideas and assessment tools?They are all there!! 📚

[Jodie Howcroft @HowcroftJodie]

HWDSB educators - you are invited to join us for this professional book club. Register on PD Place. @RSHWDSB @HWDSBLearning @bill_torrens

[Tesla Filice @MissTFilice]

Phonics Academy at @avenue_lake is coming to an end this week. We’re feeling confident in our reading skills! 🤩📚@RSHWDSB

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

This moment brought me so much joy today! @SMilinovich, our @hwdsb principal, was reading with some kids & reinforcing skills taught in small groups, while Mrs. Bird & I took targeted groups. It takes a village! ❤️❤️❤️

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

A success story from today, and an important reminder for me about why we do what we do. The biggest ✨daily joy✨ for a reading specialist. Things don’t get much better than this! ❤️❤️❤️

[Jodie Howcroft @HowcroftJodie]

A big shout out to @Raymond1Janet and Lina Nazy for their fabulous Phonics in Action session this evening for a packed house. @HWDSBLearning @RSHWDSB @bill_torrens

[Rebecca Mothersole @MrsRMothersole]

Going back to the trusty Class Act kit to build some phonemic awareness with these Gr1 students. The activities also allow for vocabulary building and growing some background knowledge. @avenue_lake

[Julia Hayes @jewels2030]

What an absolutely incredible presentation by @MmeLockhartLDSB for Gr 1 educators @HWDSB it was such an honour to participate in the learning!
#structuredliteracyinFSL #scienceofreading

[Rebecca Mothersole @MrsRMothersole]

Walked into Mrs. Parker’s Gr1 classroom @avenue_lake to see she and students manipulating phonemes and building words using some large letter tiles on the board. What an awesome activity to build phonetic and phonemic awareness. Manipulating phonemes is a huge part of reading.

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Even in 2 weeks, we can see that small group, targeted instruction is making a difference. Kids are reading more fluently and confidently. Educators are prioritizing this time with kids. My @RSHWDSB heart is happy! ❤️❤️❤️ cc @SMilinovich @BurnagielHWDSB

[Jodie Howcroft @HowcroftJodie]

A big thank you to Jane Johnston and @jewels2030 for kicking off our Reading Essentials Series with a workshop on Phonemic Awareness. Love this sorting activity! @RSHWDSB @HWDSBLearning

[Jodie Howcroft @HowcroftJodie]

Thinking about the high engagement I noticed today with a thinking classrooms lesson in math led by ⁦⁦@msbeaulne⁩ and ⁦@rperkins86⁩. How might we leverage this in literacy instruction? ⁦@RSHWDSB⁩ ⁦@HWDSBLearning⁩

[Kathryn Cornett @kathryncornett4]

Practising our phonics sound in French ( ez,er, é, et) and applying the alphabetic principle…going paperless for a fun change today. @RSHWDSB @Lawfield_HWDSB

[Kimberley Baturin @kjbaturin]

The joy and engagement are evident during our morning Phonics Academy time! Sequential and explicit instruction followed by authentic practice sets them up for success. So very proud of these new readers! #scienceofreading @HWDSB @RSHWDSB @shannen_hwdsb @UFLiteracy

[Mme Lockhart @MmeLockhartLDS]

How do we translate the @OntHumanRights #RTR recommendations into classroom practice, in #FSL classrooms?🤷🏼‍♀️

Tomorrow, I will highlight key recommendations &demonstrate practical, evidence-based strategies that align with #RTR recommendations for #FSL Ts in @HWDSB. @LisaLreynold

[Kathryn Cornett @kathryncornett4]

@jewels2030 @HWDSB @MmeLockhartLDSB Putting this morning’s learning into action this afternoon. Merci!

[Julia Hayes @jewels2030]

So many amazing actionable take aways from todays session @HWDSB with @MmeLockhartLDSB

[Ms. Arruda @miss_arruda]

Word ladders (also called word chains) is an effective activity that my students enjoy using during literacy centres. This activity supports letter-sound correspondence and reading and spelling skills. @SoRclassroom @qvhwdsb @hwdsb #structuredliteracy #SoR #literacy

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Thanks @HowcroftJodie and @Mrs_KWalker for leading today’s fantastic @RSHWDSB PD! You always make the learning so relevant and responsive to us. I leave with many practical ideas & so much to think about. ❤️❤️❤️