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Aug 2023
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156 - Ontario Language Curriculum: What ...

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In episode 156 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I look at the Ontario Grade 1 Language curriculum through the lens of kindergarten. What does it change about our program? What does it mean for whole and small group instruction? What are my thoughts on the changes? Listen to find out!

> Ontario Language Curriculum, Grade 1: https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/elementary-language/grades/grade-1/home

> Part 1 of the Ontario Language Curriculum podcast episode: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/ontario-language-curriculum-what-does-this-mean-for-kindergarten-part-1-ep-155/ 

> Language Foundations Continuum: https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/fbd574c4-da36-0066-a0c5-849ffb2de96e/40b5962e-3559-4e59-ba47-0b26f689b0e0/Foundations%20Continuum_2023.pdf 

> Heggerty phonemic awareness assessment: https://heggerty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Form-A-Kindergarten-Phonemic-Awareness-2021.pdf 

> Next STEPs in Literacy Instruction book: https://amzn.to/3O2Ja1n

> 3-Day read-alouds blog post: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/kindergarten-read-alouds/

 

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