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meaningful instruction, assessment, literacy, mathematics, and classroom practice.
G.R.O.W. stands for Grammar, Reading, Other, and Writing. It is designed to promote independence, reinforce skills, and keep students actively engaged. By organizing familiar tasks within these four categories, educators can create a predictable structure that supports student ownership and protects focused time for targeted small-group instruction.
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This explainer video introduces the Reading Mentor’s Guide, a practical resource designed to help volunteers, mentors, families, and community partners provide positive, supportive one-to-one reading experiences for developing readers.
The video explores how to:
• build connection and confidence with young readers
• support reading with appropriate prompting and feedback
• respond when a reader hesitates or makes an error
• encourage accuracy, automaticity, and successful reading experiences
• create a supportive environment where readers feel safe to practise and grow
The goal is simple: help caring mentor’s become more confident reading partners.
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A Handy Companion for Kindergarten Assessment
Assessment in Kindergarten often happens right in the moment—during a conversation, a quick check-in, a small-group task, or while a child is showing you what they know.
That is why the Kindergarten All-in-One Assessment Notebook includes a collection of student-facing reference sheets designed to be placed right in front of students during these moments.
Rather than flipping back and forth through your notebook, the companion sheets give you a convenient separate copy of these pages to keep close at hand.
Use them to:
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