This is a close election in BC but I think there is also a story to be told about how important the Green Party is in this province. I think the NDP needs to understand that there is a not an insignificant amount of people that voted Green this round. Kudos @SoniaFurstenau

Are you familiar with all of the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care's Provincial Outreach Programs and the services each provides? Join us online this Friday to find out that & more! popcon.ca #BCPOPConference2024 #VirtualConference #BCEd

Imagine that! The Canadian Paediatric Society putting out a position statement on Literacy in school-aged children: A paediatric approach to advocacy and assessment. It comes out the very day I addressed the @bctf executive about their literacy memo. #bced cps.ca/en/documents/position…

Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have been calling on Justin Trudeau to release the names of allegedly compromised parliamentarians. But law enforcement and national security agencies have been clear: sharing any classified information is a crime. cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau…

NEW: First Nations leader says BC Conservative candidate’s residential school postings are ‘outrageous, disgusting and very, very sad’ Candidate Sheldon Clare argued residential schools created positive ‘opportunities’ for Indigenous children pressprogress.ca/first-natio… #bcelxn

Check out this excellent article by my friend and former colleague, Kathleen Cherry @Authorpsycholo1 & coauthor Heather Trotter, who is a teacher in the Saanich school district. I’m beyond impressed and thank them both for this article. This kind of continued focus on the evidence we have about effective and efficient literacy instruction, and persistent efforts to share it, are how we will achieve systematic change. Kudos to the @bctf for providing the platform and space for this important topic. teachermag.ca/post/the-futur…

Tune into the on-demand webinar, “OL&LA’s Virtual Celebration,” to hear Maya Valencia Goodall talk more about Scarborough’s rope and how OL&LA helps ensure full mastery of these two skills early on in students' careers. hubs.la/Q02KZTZW0 #StructuredLiteracy #Language

@natwexler punctuates why writing is the unsung hero of reading comprehension! 👏👏👏 #KnowledgeMatters #WritingMatters #LiteracyMatters

The idea that individual schools or teachers should be free to determine the "best methods" to teaching reading is detrimental to many students, undermines teachers, & increases workload. 1/5 theage.com.au/politics/victo…

The science of reading unlocked youtu.be/kVcgnTnbsos?si=_h86…

Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… "The best-fitting direction-of-causation model showed that skills impacted enjoyment, while the influence in the other direction was zero."

"Provincially, we want to make sure that every family, every kid, has the opportunity to be successful in school with early reading & writing skills, & we really wanted to do it from an evidence-based perspective…” -BC Premier @Dave_Eby👏👏👏 #BCEd #BCPoli

“It’s not a relay race, where word reading is handed off to language. It’s a parallel structure.” Important stuff about language development and teaching for schools to be paying attention to. edweek.org/teaching-learning…

PLEASE SHARE: A Drug Poisoning/Overdose Advisory has been issued for #ComoxValley area. Visit Island Health's Harm Reduction Services page at ow.ly/FgyS50PLkLF to find information on supervised consumption sites, drug-checking services & more.

"Gifted musicians in an orchestra generally do not write the symphonies they play. We do not think less of a talented actor who merely performs but did not write a Shakespearean tragedy. Teachers, by noteworthy contrast.." 1/2 the74million.org/article/40-…

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ATTENTION all #bced teachers. We know much more change needs to happen within our province. Please take a few moments to fill out this survey from Dyslexia Canada - it’s a BC Literacy Leadership Survey. form.jotform.com/24092434312… Once you’ve filled it out, pass it along. Thx❤️

"Many people have been talking about the need for phonics instruction, but most of these conversations come to a screeching halt after talking about basic decoding skills." Check out this explainer from @DrToste & @mjfildermanphd: nwea.org/blog/2024/6-strateg… @NWEA