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Decodable Books Explained! What are they? How are they Helpful to Emergent Readers?

Decodable books are an imperative in any primary classroom, be it English or French. They are important because a child who is learning...

Oct 7, 20212 min read

While the words syllable and rhyme may resonate more readily with educators, the term sound segmentation may be less familiar. Yet a...

Feb 23, 20215 min read

I was first introduced to phonological screeners in 2011. At the time, I was a Vice-Principal working alongside select primary FI...

Feb 23, 20213 min read

If you have taught primary French Immersion for a considerable length of time, you are painfully aware of the fact that teachers are not...

Jan 21, 20214 min read

Ecoutons, lisons, rions resource activities (ELR activities for short) are designed to help primary FI students build both language...

Jan 7, 20213 min read

To date, we have introduced you to both the "image à partager" and the first comptine of the Ecoutons, lisons, rions sound unit, Kira le...

Dec 3, 20203 min read

All language comprehension and word awareness learning using the Ecoutons, lisons, rions resource begins with a text. In our last blog,...

Nov 19, 20203 min read

Over the past several blogs, we have introduced you to Scarborough's rope to help acquaint you with the key precepts of learning to read....

Nov 12, 20206 min read

Language comprehension and word awareness skills are key ingredients necessary for becoming literate in any language. In the second...

Oct 26, 20203 min read

In our last blog post, we presented the Scarborough's rope info-graphic as a possible framework for literacy instruction in the primary...

Sep 30, 20204 min read

The most frustrating experience for any F.I. primary teacher is the encounter with "the student" who simply does not appear to be...

Sep 16, 20204 min read

Qu’est-ce que la phonologie? Comment diffère-t-elle de la phonétique? Moyennant une formation en linguistique, il n’est pas rare que la...

Jul 9, 20203 min read