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Setting the Literacy Standard: Improving Student Achievement Through Shared Vision & Accountability

Special Invitation to School Administrators

March 31st, 2010 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

When it comes to literacy, administrators have the benefit of seeing the larger picture. Using the same balanced literacy strategies for students with learning disabilities that we use for average students doesn’t seem to be closing or narrowing the gap. By junior grades, sometimes all we do is keep the gap from getting any wider. Administrators have the advantage of a broader vision regarding funding, backwards design in data-based action planning, scheduling, and prioritizing for literacy programs...

It is NEVER too late to teach students how to read.

For more information, please click here to download a flyer in PDF format.

More Highlights

Highlights of the Week

Julean uses Inspiration computer software during Mr. Birkenbergs’ Careers class. In this class exercise, students organized the research information they gathered regarding making the transition from secondary school to post-secondary education programs.

Assistive Technology

Ms. Love uses a SMARTBoard and Inspiration to demonstrate to her secondary students how to create a summary of an expository text during a Phast PACES lesson.

Students use the Smartboard in their high school literacy development class to manipulate the Peeling Off tree (a Phast PACES teaching technique used for practising prefixes, suffixes and root words).

Literacy

Students use the Smartboard in their high school literacy development class to manipulate the Peeling Off tree (a Phast PACES teaching technique used for practising prefixes, suffixes and root words).

Teacher Tips

Teacher Tips

Vocabulary Tip 1: Have students work in groups to rearrange these words onto a spectrum. ...more

Spotlight

Welcome to Trillium Demonstration School


Trillium Demonstration School

Welcome to our Trillium Demonstration School website!

Trillium School is located in the community of Milton nestled near the picturesque Halton Hills. Established in 1979, the school campus is within easy commuting distance from Toronto area and conveniently located near international and local airports.

The school offers a variety of services to meet the educational and social/emotional needs of students with language-based learning disabilities and ADHD.

Trillium offers both day and residential programming, as determined by the Provincial Committee on Learning Disabilities (PCLD) placement.

Check out the links on the side to learn more about the school and programs.

H1N1 Flu Virus Information

H1N1 Flu Virus Information

Learn what steps schools are taking to prevent the spread of H1N1 and what you can do to help.

AT4ALL

AT4ALL: Assistive Technology for All - On the Road to Success

The Provincial Schools Branch (PSB) partnered with the Association for Special Education Technology (ASET) to host the first AT4ALL Conference in Milton on Aug. 27-29. The sold-out conference was a huge success!

The Learning Centre

The Learning Centre

Provincial Schools Branch is proud to offer information that parents, students, educators and other professionals will find valuable!

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