Writing Captions for Photographs
Read the story that goes with the photograph and make up another suitable title. Use that idea for a caption. …
Category Archives: Writing Resources
Spreading the Love: poetry project
What if your whole class wrote annonymous poems and spread the love by leaving their letters all over the neighbourhood. …
I wish words…
Use this artifact (or make one yourself) and challenge students to find passages that might be able to change lives, …
A Reader’s Job
Using what you know or can figure out to help you understand an author The reader’s job is a tough …
Encouraging Reading and Writing at Home
Encourage reading at home: Read with—not just to—your child every day in any language Make reading a social occasion by …
Matching Assessment Strategies to Learning Targets
Assessment Mode and Strategy Purpose Tool Oral CommunicationConference Informal discussion Oral questioning Provide feedback on workAssess skills (e.g. reading) Assess …
Family Literacy Activities
Literacy Activities for the Whole Family Play with words Bake a favourite …
Helping Your Child Prepare for EQAO 2012
Janine Schaub, TDSB Literacy Coach for NW5 and NW6 What’s in this handout for parents? Internet links for information about …
EQAO Preparation April 2012: Resources for Teachers
Janine Schaub, Literacy Coach for NW5 and NW6 What’s in this package? Teacher tips on preparing students for EQAO Some …
Junior Reading and Writing EQAO Summary of 2010-2011 Strategies for Improvement
Lesson suggestions, tips and ideas from Janine Schaub. For the full EQAO document please go to: http://eqao.com/pdf_e/11/EQAO_ProvincialReport_Elementary2011.pdf Junior EQAO Reading …
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