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Literacy · Teaching Reflections · Topics for Parents and Students

Why is the government ignoring literacy disparities and the gender divide in conversations about de-streaming in Ontario?

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Let me summarize this for everyone just to bring it home:

  1. The largest identifiable ‘group’ of students in Applied high school courses in Ontario are white males.
  2. There is a significant achievement gap in literacy skills between female and male students in Ontario.
  3. There is a significant achievement gap in literacy skills between Academic and Applied students in Ontario.

OSSLT Student Feedback: What we can DO to Improve Their Experience and Scores
Literacy · Teaching Reflections · Teaching Topics/Activities · Topics for Parents and Students

OSSLT Student Feedback: What we can DO to Improve Their Experience and Scores

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If you regularly read @teacherevolution.me, you know that I’m all about student feedback. In my classroom, students share in decisions about content, assignments, organization, agenda etc. I’ve learned that to be a great teacher, I have to be a great listener – and that I have to cultivate and honour the student voice in my… Continue reading OSSLT Student Feedback: What we can DO to Improve Their Experience and Scores

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: yes, it’s important; no, it’s not perfect
Literacy · Topics for Parents and Students

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: yes, it’s important; no, it’s not perfect

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Why do we want our grade 10 students writing a standardized literacy test? As an English studies teacher and Literacy Program Leader over the past decade, I’ve actually come to see quite a bit of value in the testing process, as well as it’s results.