KEY FINDINGS | The Grades 1–8 Language curriculum, Kindergarten Program, and Ministry of Education instructional guides promote approaches for teaching word reading that are not supported by scientific evidence. #RightToRead #OHRC
As a result, students with reading disabilities and other students are failing to learn to read. #RighToRead
Ontario’s approach to screening students for reading difficulties is inconsistent, ad hoc and relies mostly on non-evidence-based reading assessments. #RightToRead
As a result, many at-risk students are not identified and receiving intervention early enough or at all. #RightToRead
Ontario’s approach to reading interventions leaves students with delayed, limited or no access to evidence-based interventions. #RightToRead
Where effective interventions exist, the access criteria is problematic, and most often demand outstrips supply. Many families pay thousands of dollars for private services – if they can afford to. #RightToRead
Schools are sometimes providing accommodations or modifying curriculum expectations instead of teaching children to read. #RightToRead
Parents have many concerns about the accommodation process, timeliness and quality of accommodations their children are receiving, and the lack of accountability. #RighToRead
School boards lack clear, consistent criteria or referral processes for board professional assessments for students with suspected reading disabilities. The referral process is also highly discretionary. #RighToRead
As a result, there is a high risk of bias and unfairness in selecting students for a board professional assessment. #RighToRead
Many students are never referred and are only assessed if their families can afford costly private assessments. Professional assessments should never be a pre-requisite for interventions. #RighToRead
The Ministry of Education has failed to set standards at provincial levels. #RighToRead
School boards collect little data to monitor student outcomes, equity gaps or support evidence-based decision-making. #RighToRead
Many students and parents reported feeling the education system was opaque and difficult to navigate. #RighToRead
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