Let’s Play! Activities for Families
Let’s Play! Activities for Families is a new package of resources developed by the BC Ministry of Education for parents and caregivers who want to support their child’s early learning …
Read All About Lit
Find resources and research relevant to the literacy community in our Read All About Lit blog.
Digital Literacy 101
Looking for support in teaching students digital literacy skills such as authenticating information, managing privacy, addressing cyberbullying, and being safe online? MediaSmarts has created Digital Literacy 101, a suite of …
Empowering young people for the jobs of tomorrow
A year ago, Destiny wasn’t sure what career to pursue.
The Teenage Brain
In honour of International Youth Day this coming Sunday, today’s blogpost presents 3 pieces of information on the teenage brain. First, watch Dan Siegel and the Adolescent Brain, describing myths …
Learning Together
Impact Story: Linking food and literacy is a great way to teach literacy skills to families
Implicit Bias
Implicit bias has a real and significant impact on educators and their students. In the following video, Allyx Schiavone, Executive Director of the Friends Center for Children in New Haven, …
Healthy Eating Songs and Rhymes
It’s Family Literacy Week! Today we’re delighted to welcome Lindsey Krabbenhoft as our guest blogger. Getting kids to eat healthy foods is one of a caregiver’s most important and sometimes …
16 Inspirational Quotes from Children’s Literature
Here are bits of wisdom offered in children’s books. Can you guess which books they come from? “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind …
The Jigsaw Method
What are the most effective teaching strategies? Research by John Hattie and Greg Donoghue indicates that it depends on a number of factors, including where students are in the learning …