Ontario has released a new Kindergarten curriculum, marking an important moment for early literacy instruction across the province. Kindergarten is a critical window for language and literacy development. What children experience in these early years has lasting implications for reading success. The revised curriculum provides clearer guidance aligned with evidence on early literacy development. As…
Sentence combining is an effective instructional approach for developing students’ understanding of sentence structure, syntax, and language conventions, which ultimately supports written communication and reading comprehension. Rather than teaching grammar as a set of isolated rules, sentence combining places language instruction within meaningful reading, writing, and oral communication contexts. This approach aligns directly with the…
With Ontario’s beginning-of-year screening window now complete, schools now have a clear, research-based picture of students’ early literacy skills. Screening tools provide dependable information about the foundational skills that matter most for reading development. These data help educators understand how instruction is landing across the class, which skills are well established, and which areas may…
