Lifelong learner, Early Reading Resource Teacher with WRDSB, wife to @joshmvanrees, Mom of 2, avid @BlueJays fan and Christ follower. IG: @mrsvanees
Joined March 2012
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Apr 29
Let’s Talk Kindergarten! Letter formation is not just about neatness, it’s about building stable motor plans. Find out more here, then head to our blog post to learn more. bit.ly/4vKatm8
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Apr 27
Let’s Talk Kindergarten! The Kindergarten program made the shift to the Kindergarten Curriculum 2026. Find out here and then head to our blog to learn more! bit.ly/41IsAvf
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Apr 22
Let’s talk Kindergarten! Oral language remains central in the new Kindergarten curriculum. Listen to find out what’s changed and what we need to focus on and then head to our blog post to learn more! bit.ly/489SnQC
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Apr 21
The recording of the Mid-year Screening, Progress Monitoring and Small Groups, hosted by Jenni vanRees on March 25, is now available for viewing.
Visit our website to watch it: onlit.org/resource/kindergar…
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Apr 20
In honor and memory of the one and only William Van Cleave, an extraordinary human and gifted teacher, on the anniversary of his passing, I am sharing the Wakelet I created to curate just a small part of the countless contributions he made to our literacy community and to his friends far and wide.
Access here:
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Jenni vanRees retweeted
Apr 3
Phonemic awareness supports reading and writing in both French and English. Join ONlit’s drop-in to learn how to teach this crosslinguistic skill through playful, intentional activities across the flow of the day.
Register: onlit.org/fr/event/french-im…
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It's the Easter holidays (2026), and I have two copies of Primary Reading Simplified to give away!
For your chance to win, simply retweet this tweet *or* reply below with the name of a children's book that you love.
(Or you can do both to double your chance of winning!)
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Mar 11
Let’s Talk Kindergarten! You might be wondering why the Kindergarten program is changing in September 2026. Find out what the OHRC had to say and then head to our blog for more. bit.ly/46PBCtm
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Mar 10
Excellent podcast! @Suchmo83 can talk about linguistic phonics and escape velocity in a way all teachers can understand. Super practical podcast, worth checking out!!
Mar 9
Christopher @Suchmo83 really nails it with this great explainer on what often gets skipped over in discussions about “escape velocity,” “too much phonics,” and “linguistic phonics.”
And did you know he's been working on action steps for @steplab!
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Mar 9
Christopher @Suchmo83 really nails it with this great explainer on what often gets skipped over in discussions about “escape velocity,” “too much phonics,” and “linguistic phonics.”
And did you know he's been working on action steps for @steplab!
educationrickshaw.com/2026/0…
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Canadian educators - I have a school/parent council looking to purchase new dictionaries for grades 3-6 students. Any great suggestions? (Photo is what they currently have.)
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How are you using the ORF to determine instructional needs?
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Jan 24
Early educators: this one is worth reading (or listening to for all your podcast lovers)❤️
When Should Reading Instruction Begin?
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Jan 19
Interesting new insights happening here…
Jan 19
New study on cognitive load shows it's not a single, stable thing that students carry through a lesson. It rises, falls, peaks, and interacts with motivation.
To truly diagnose learning bottlenecks,teachers should check for understanding and difficulty during the specific moments when new or complex content is introduced.
This *might* mean exit tickets are an innacurate measure: students rewrite the history of the lesson based on the peak intensity or the ending, often ignoring the struggle in the middle.
Essentially, the mean value of cognitive load across a task is a poor representation of the learner's actual experience.
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This idea sits at the center of strong language comprehension instruction. When students build background knowledge, vocabulary, and syntax, they don’t just understand this text better—they’re better prepared for the next one too. 📚
Listen 🎙️ shorturl.at/nhBBL
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Jenni vanRees retweeted
Jan 14
Mark Your Calendars 🗓️‼️
☀️ 1st Pitchers & Catchers Workout = Feb 11
☀️ 1st Full Squad Workout = Feb 16
#SpringTraining
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Jan 15
Added the newest @Scholastic book to its family tonight. ❤️ @thismomloves @sstollar6
Love the forward by @liv2learn “We assess not just to measure, but to empower.”
Cannot wait to get into this book.
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📘 New book on my desk!
Just got my copy of Reading Assessment Done Right by Stephanie Stollar and Kate Winn, part of the Science of Reading in Practice series (the same series our book is in).
Can’t wait to dig into this one and keep learning alongside all of you. 💙
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Jan 13
This episode had me thinking about how and why I use technology. I don’t use it a ton in the classroom anymore, but I used to really incorporate it into my primary classroom. Rethinking that after this podcast.
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Jan 13
Also rethinking how I take notes myself… I love typing notes at conferences, but might need to start taking my notebook instead! 💕
As a reading resource teacher, I love how @chalkandtalkpodcast always has me coming back to this math podcast!
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