Click on the image to watch the recording of the training session (47 min). Other support materials from the session are below.

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Training session slides

This is the slide deck that we used for the PD session. Use this resource for important reminders and links to materials we used that day.

Use this package as at 'touchstone' for course resources, lesson plans and ideas, and assessment ideas.

SOYS Sound Tracking sheet - please make a copy for yourself to use.

'Make a copy' to save in your own Drive

Based on success criteria outlined in the instructions

There are some specific teaching strategies for phonological and phonemic awareness skills, and reading and writing unfamiliar words, located in the appendixes.

There are lots of specific teacher lessons available that are ideal for supporting students when they get stuck in Lexia. Use these for individual or small group instruction. However, you might find these lessons helpful to support other learning as well!

You might find the sections on decoding and fluency the most relevant for your ENG1L classrooms.

While this website describes an entire program, try out a few strategies from the "Focus #1: Effective Interventions" section.

Try this small group instruction lesson (in the "Action" section)that practices segmenting and identifying a sound. 

Source: Structured Literacy Interventions with Secondary Students 

Generally, it's a text and reading level. It is often used in materials from the US. This document offers more information about what it means.

Thess tips are from the Summer Writing Team (2024), based on their experiences.