literacy

Canada’s largest literacy project triples reading progress for struggling students

Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions can radically accelerate reading skills in young kids.

Quebec took part in the study. Over a 16-week period, these students received small-group intervention sessions four times a week for 30 minutes, with a focus on phonological awareness, phonics, irregular word reading and decodable text reading.

Back to School Prep: 10 tips for parents to make reading and math fun

York University experts available to explain how to prevent learning losses TORONTO, August 10, 2020 – With four weeks to go before children return to Ontario elementary schools on Tuesday, September 8, parents are encouraged to keep learning alive in their households to help make for a smoother transition back to the classroom. That’s the […]

Should parents be worried about the “summer slide”?

York University experts available to discuss summer learning loss TORONTO, June 24, 2019 – Student learning should not fall by the wayside just because school is out for summer break. That’s the advice of two York University educators who agree the summer slide phenomenon is real. Research has shown that students can lose about two […]