Cathy Buchanan

Today launched our Junior Literacy PD. In addition to learning about Universal Screening, Grade 6 teachers applied new strategies from The Writing Revolution to their social studies. @mjdrager @karentigani @HPCDSB @MrsThuss #explicitinstruction #thewritingrevolution

Students @stmaryslistowel worked collaboratively to expand their kernel sentences based on our text. When & where phrases, adding an adjective and swapping out boring verbs #writingrevolution

It was a pleasure to present to the Principals & Vice Principals of @HPCDSB today and share all of the things I wish administrators knew in order to be effective literacy leaders! Thanks for having me @karentigani @KarenKramers & team!

Last night I had the opportunity to celebrate the retirement of my brother. I’m beyond proud of his achievements and dedication to mathematics education!

Effective Tier 1 instruction supported by targeted Tier 2! @mjdrager @karentigani #ufli #mtss #structuredliteracy

Using progress monitoring to make adjustments to Tier 2 intervention to ensure continued growth @mjdrager @karentigani #acadience #tier2intervention

Love Anita Archer … excited to see her in April. Teach them well!

@teresa_oud Your room looks awesome Teresa! I have no doubt you will rock it!

Transform and go forth! Feeling all the feels this Labour Day. Excited, eager, anxious, filled with high hopes for the year ahead as I step into the role of a Grade 7/8 educator for the 1st time. Looking forward to adopting a structure literacy approach at the intermediate level.

YES!!

Great day when you get to observe the growth and confidence of young readers and are treated to a performance of the Readers’ Theatre plays that you authored! @stbonifacecs @karentigani @mjdrager @KarenKramers

@KarenKramers And of having to use a pen to wind the tape back in!!

My boys found an old box of my cassettes while cleaning out a basement closet. We are currently listening to ‘Various 86’ while we clean. Yes we still have a cassette player 🤷🏻‍♀️. The joys they’ll never know-creating a mix tape.

“Literacy is the currency to move us forward in life” Dr. Tracy White-Weeden. @IDA_Ontario conference was an amazing day to learn and a reminder that we must use our literacy privilege to work tenaciously to improve literacy for all. @mjdrager @karentigani @KarenKramers

Spending a sunny Spring Saturday fully engaged in learning (indoors!) is another example of how committed @HPCDSB is to advancing the Right to Read & continuing learning about critical shifts in teaching all students to read! #TogetherOnTheJourney @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2023

So happy and grateful to join over 600 educators to learn from Christopher Such at the 2023 Literacy and Learning Conference. What an amazing experience. #LitLearn2023 @IDA_Ontario @HPCDSB @karentigani @KarenKramers @cathybuc70

Students worked on sentence expansion connected to the text we had read. Lots of oral practice before writing sentence helps to build competency. Connecting writing to reading gives students the content the need for writing. @HPCDSB @mjdrager @KarenKramers @karentigani

Explicit instruction and practice of syllables and morphology … connecting decoding, encoding and vocabulary in junior literacy #tier1 #morphology @HPCDSB @stmaryslistowel @karentigani @mjdrager @KarenKramers

Literacy coaching in K. Small group phonics instruction. Data driven. Reading and writing CVC words connected to decodable passages. @mjdrager @cathybuc70 @karentigani @HPCDSB

Literacy coaching is some of the most powerful professional learning we can do. Digging into student data and sharing best practices and resources strengthens Tier 1 instruction in our classrooms. @HPCDSB @cathybuc70 @KarenKramers @karentigani

Check out how Elkonin boxes are helping students consolidate their writing and spelling! These innovative learning tools make it easier for kids to practice their literacy skills and develop a strong foundation for their future. #LiteracyMatters #ElkoninBoxes @StColumbanCS