Welcome to the very first edition of the LLI Canada newsletter! We will be publishing this newsletter quarterly and offering links to professional learning opportunities, readings, updates on all things Fountas & Pinnell, and highlight the fantastic work going on in schools all across Canada.
Some of the features you will find in every edition are:
Consultant’s Corner - meet our professional learning consultants and hear about what they are learning as they work with teachers and administrators in Canadian schools.
Conferences and Events - upcoming regional literacy conferences, LLI network meetings and other professional learning opportunities.
Suggested Reading - new books and research papers from Canada and around the world.
In the News - articles and press releases related to Fountas & Pinnell, LLI and literacy instruction.
Twitter Tips - who to follow, suggested chats, and best practices.
We would love to hear from you and get your feedback on the newsletter. Let us know what features you find most valuable and suggest new features that we might include. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter and tell us about the work you are doing with LLI, we would be very interested in featuring your district, school, teachers or students in an upcoming edition. Contact us at pearsonpd@pearsoncanada.com
Enjoy this first edition, and thank you for all that you do to support literacy instruction in your classrooms. |
Conferences & Events
Events
Visit www.pearsoncanada.ca/k12events for a current listing of Pearson Professional Development Sessions across Canada.
For any PD inquiries please contact Donna.MacCallum@pearsoned.com
T: 1-888-867-7722
Conferences
| November |
| 11/6-8 |
Early Childhood Education Conference |
AB |
| 11/7-8 |
College of Alberta School Superintendents - Fall Conference |
AB |
| 11/14-15 |
ATA ESL Conference |
AB |
| 11/20-23 |
NCTE Annual Conference, Washington DC |
USA |
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The Quest for Increased Student Achievement and Well-Being |
ON |
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Embracing the Early years |
ON |
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The Association of Teachers of English of Quebec |
QC |
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Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers |
QC |
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Suggested Reading
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Think big. Teach smart
An article by Regie Routman
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Oral Mentor Texts shows you this simple, effective new way to teach, reinforce, and practice skills and strategies with all your students. |
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No More Independent Reading Without Support is part of the Not This But That series. It helps teachers examine common, ineffective classroom practices and replace them with practices supported by research and professional wisdom. |
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Welcome to LLI
- Hastings Prince Edward District School Board
- Nunavut
- Halton District School Board
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What's New
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Consultant's Corner
Dale Severyn has been a professional learning consultant for Pearson Canada and Fountas & Pinnell since 2009. She has worked with thousands of teachers...
Read entire case study
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In The News
Chinook Leveled Literacy Intervention Program is the winner of the 2013 Premier’s Board of Education Award For Innovation and Excellence in Education.
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Student Success Story
Tomas has been in Canada for 2 years, emigrating with his family from Eastern Europe. English was a second language for Tomas and his family and his Grade 1...
Read more |
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 Twitter Tips
New to Twitter? Learn how to get started.
Join @fountaspinnell for a regular Twitter chat on Thursday of every Month 8:00 PM (EST) by searching #FPCoreValues
Join our Canadian conversation at #LLICanada
Who to follow
@kylenebeers author of When Kids Can't Read and Notice and Note
@cdnedchat connecting Canadian educators every Monday at 8:00 PM EST
@teachability an online community for teachers to share breakthroughs and collaborate
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