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Mar 1, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS | The #RightToRead report includes recommendations to the Ministry of Education, school boards and faculties of education on how to better meet the right to read, including -
Read Executive summary: bit.ly/3hqdJOJ
Adopting a new Kindergarten Program and Grades 1 to 8 Language curriculum that features direct and systematic instruction in foundational reading skills, and preparing current and future teachers on evidence-based approaches to teaching students to read. #RightToRead
Mar 1, 2022 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
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
Feb 28, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Join us live at the launch of the #RightToRead report on the #OHRC’s public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities. It is time for change! bit.ly/right-to-read-…
Coming up: CC Patricia DeGuire’s remarks.
The #RightToRead inquiry report calls for critical changes to Ontario’s approaches to early reading.