Many libraries are working to get more decodables into the hands of beg. readers & I understand that @torontolibrary is a big machine BUT today I watched too many families try to support their beginning readers with levelled books while these books were hidden away. #equity

It’s like everything I’ve been saying for 20 plus years and often ignored 😳 is now being confirmed.

This new Harvard article underscores how early reading skills—and challenges—begin to emerge. The implications for early intervention are profound. #EarlyLiteracy #ChildDevelopment #Language .

So good. Thank you @measuredmom for the email with podcast episodes for the break. I am doing some last minute prep for the holidays & instead of seasonal music I listened to the 1st listed episode (music to my ears!) #theNutsAndBoltsOfBuildingOralLanguage

A beautiful day to get outside and find playful ways to support language and math skills. In case you missed it, that is one leaf 🍁 covering this child’s face. #jk @TheMabinSchool

Set up a classroom grocery store after reading and talking about #SaturdayAtTheFoodPantry and then Ss were so excited to load our #FoodPantry #caringcitizens @TheMabinSchool

Join The Center for Reading Science in an exciting series of webinars! There is always more to learn. Register here: #repost

JK heads out for an annual boo walk with their checklist of Halloween decorations to find. They always love sharing the clip board and taking turns checking off spotted decorations! Thank you #Cottingham St neighbours from #JK @TheMabinSchool

These #JK students have been having a whole lot of fun building their fine motor skills while hammering into pumpkins or using tweezers to pull kernels from decorative corn. #smallmotorskills .#emergentwriting #developingreaders @TheMabinSchool.

If handwriting is food for the emerging reading brain with reading circuitry flickering to life when young readers print letters and then read them, then we need our youngest students develop the motor skills necessary for writing.

The travelling pumpkins 🎃. Thank you to @RIASOM for the now annual delivery of wonderful pumpkins from south-western Ont. #JK students are going to be so so excited 🎉 @TheMabinSchool

In its entirety, questions can be used strategically during later reading on subsequent days.” Thank you @SoMuchMoreThanABC’s #developingComprehension.#vocabdevelopment #earlyLiteracy @TheMabinSchool.

“Questions asked during a first reading can interrupt thinking. Think about watching a film in a theatre and having it stopped every 10 mins for a question. Adults would be outraged if this happened! After chn have had opportunities to hear the story uninterrupted.

Can hardly wait to share this prop in kindie to add even more excitement to our #WonderWords program. Wonder Words uses rhymes and stories to support early literacy. #earlyLiteracy #JK @TheMabinSchool

RT @MITMNews: At its core, knowing how play with others involves understanding what others’ think and feel. When a child can understand & e….

“What are relationships made of?” - and incredible morning of listening and learning together with #JunleiLi Check out more here #MabinMagic #SeptemberReady

A wonderful start to the school year @TheMabinSchool. We relish the chance to meet our youngest students where they feel most comfortable, their own homes. Connecting as we draw something to post in the class for the first day makes for a very special beginning. #MabinMagic

Ready to tutor at a Toronto public library, just waiting for my students. If you haven’t visited @lillianHSmith @TPL it’s a great place to hang out, plus it is home to the amazing Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books. #wishtheirearlyReaderswereDecodable

Popped into school for a few things and just had to check on our class pumpkins. I thought they would be bigger by now and hope they make it to September so last year’s students can see how they grew. #language #science #activelearning @TheMabinSchool

This summit for #ECE’s looks amazing for ALL teachers of young children.