The Simple of View of Reading clearly shows that students must develop both oral language comprehension and word recognition skills as the foundation for successful reading comprehension. The play-based Kindergarten […]
“In Grade 9, a week before school started, I was told I would never get my high school diploma. That crushed me. I gave up and didn’t see the […]
Vikki Pike: Fighting for My Right To Read
We are very pleased to provide a new and wonderful French video resource, L'enseignement des correspondances graphème-phonème. This french language video was created by Elisabeth Beaulieu, sponsored by the Conseil scolaire […]
New video: French letter-sound correspondences
Implementing structured literacy instruction in the kindergarten classroom: A three-part webinar series by Emily Moorhead In this three-part series, Emily Moorhead discusses and demonstrates the implementation of structured literacy instruction […]
Structured Literacy for Kindergarten Teachers
One of the most common questions we get is “reading with my child doesn’t seem to be working, what else can I do help them learn to read?” Last year […]
Pre-recorded webinars: Helping Your Struggling Reader
IDA Ontario member since: 2018 Tell us a bit about yourself: I have always loved working with children, and have been active in: running my own government-sponsored summer camp volunteered […]
Member Profile: Armaity Homavazir
IDA Ontario is an entirely volunteer-run charity, and everything we do is made possible by our members and volunteers. We are a dynamic group of individuals from across the country […]
IDA Ontario Member Profile: Martha Kovack
Following the unexpected postponement of our 2020 Literacy & Learning Conference, we wanted to create alternative opportunities for professional learning from home. While we already had a series of webinars […]
IDA Ontario Professional Learning Circles
IDA Ontario has prepared a Submission to the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right to Read Inquiry (March 2020). This detailed document provides a thorough discussion of the issues and challenges […]