Literacy Resources in Schools

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PHONEMIC AWARENESS

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Kindergarten

Whole class phonemic awareness resource for Year 1 and Year 2.

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Primary

Whole class phonemic awareness resource for grade 1.

Pratique Phonémique (French)

Whole class phonemic awareness resource for Year 1, Year 2 and grade 1 (print copy).

*digital copy available for each teacher - please complete this form or contact fsl@ocdsb.ca 

Pratique Phonémique Intensive (French) 

Phonemic awareness activities for students in grades 2+ in need of intervention. These lessons are ideal for students who are struggling with word level reading and spelling (print copy).

*digital copy available for each teacher - please complete this form or contact fsl@ocdsb.ca 

Focus on Phonemic Awareness 

A Comprehensive Resource to Screen, Teach, and Remediate Phonemic Awareness

Equipped For Reading Success

Quick phonemic awareness activities to supplement whole group instruction. Can be used with older students who need intervention in phonemic awareness.

Phonemic Awareness in Young Children

A whole class or small group phonemic awareness resource.

LETTER KNOWLEDGE

Teaching Sounds Teaching Letters, Second Edition, June 2023 - DRAFT

Teaching Sounds, Teaching Letters

A support for building strong alphabet knowledge in bilingual Kindergarten. Created by the OCDSB Early Years Team, 2022-Second Edition



Embedded Mnemonics  (OCDSB created - bilingual)

A bilingual, embedded mnemonics alphabet with suggested gestures and anchor words.


Printable versions can be found on the Kindergarten page

PHONICS AND SPELLING

UFLI Foundations Teacher Manual (English)

Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program. This can be used as a whole class resource or for small group instruction.

Phonics and Spelling Through Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping

A whole class or small group resource that provides sequential, systematic, and explicit lessons to strengthen spelling AND reading.

Teaching Phonics & Word Study Grades 3 - 8

Ready to use lessons, daily activities and games, technology resources and more. Includes bonues ready-to-use assessments online.

OTHER LITERACY RESOURCES

Soutenir les Lecteurs en Langue Seconde

French Language reading resource to support next steps in literacy instruction.

Comprehensive Literacy for All

An essential resource for educators, speech-language pathologists, and parents—and an ideal text for courses that cover literacy and significant disabilities—this book will help you ensure that all students have the reading and writing skills they need to unlock new opportunities and reach their potential.

DECODABLE TEXTS

Text Selection for Emergent Readers - Decodable Posters 

Posters have been created to help support instructional decision making regarding text selection for emergent readers (i.e., decodable texts, levelled texts). All schools will receive a copy this Fall.


Teacher English version (ledger): 

Teacher French version (ledger): 

Resource room poster (poster size):