NVSD Literacy Resources
Shared with Provincial School Outreach
These resources have been developed drawing on a range of evidence-based literacy research and instructional tools. Where appropriate, materials have been thoughtfully adapted and reorganized to support instructional use.
Comprehensive Literacy: Framework and Resources
A comprehensive literacy framework that we’ve been working on which is inclusive of Oral Language, Reading, and Writing; including resources we have recommended.
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Kindergarten English Language Arts Foundational Learning
Using the Learning Progression to create an Annual Instruction Plan.
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Early Literacy Games & Activities for the Classroom
A document we shared with kindergarten teachers to support literacy in a playful manner both in the classroom and at home.
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Small Group Instruction: Planning Guide and Template
Guide and template to help plan structured literacy lessons for small groups (as part of small group teaching at the targeted and/or intensive levels).
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French Alphabet Targeted Instructional Support and English Alphabet Targeted Instruction Support
8 week program for kindergarten teachers to provide targeted instructional support after the literacy screener and diagnostic assessment (targeted formative assessment) identifies the areas of growth.
2 sets: one for French Immersion students and one for English program students.
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Supporting Early Literacy at Home: A Resource for Families
Ideas to support pre-readers, beginning readers, confident readers, and more in the early years.
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