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Create "Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors" (Rudine Sims Bishop)

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Create "Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors" (Rudine Sims Bishop)

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Mirrors: Students see their own experiences reflected.

Windows: Students learn about others’ cultures and perspectives.

Sliding Glass Doors: Students step into another's world and build empathy.

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We use explicit, systematic instruction based on the science of reading to ensure every child becomes a confident reader.

Our lessons focus daily on the 5 Pillars of Literacy:

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics

Vocabulary

Fluency

Comprhension

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Offer Student Choice in Reading Materials

Let students pick books that interest them or connect to their experiences.

Include magazines, comics, and informational texts that reflect students’ cultures, traditions, and passions.

Choose books that reflect the languages, customs, values, and everyday lives of our students.

Incorporate students’ family and community stories.

Include bilingual books or books in students’ home languages.

Critically Engage with Texts

Discuss stereotypes or cultural inaccuracies when they appear in literature.

Teach students to question and analyze who is telling the story and whose voices might be missing.

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Our library highlights stories by and about people of many cultures, languages, and backgrounds. Here are just a few examples:

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Diversity Makes Us Stronger by Elizabeth Cole

It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

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We celebrate all languages spoken in our classroom! We believe language is a strength, not a barrier. Explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics is foundational for all learners, including ELLs. ELL's benefit from direct teaching of vocabulary, especially words that are crucial for understanding texts, commonly used across various contexts, or have multiple meanings.

Supports for English Language Learners:

Bilingual word walls

Visual sentence starters

Student-friendly definitions

Visual aids (e.g., pictures, real objects)

Contextual examples

Opportunities to use new words in speaking and writing​

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Our literacy instruction meets the recommendations from Ontario’s Right to Read Report by ensuring:

Early explicit instruction in foundational reading skills

Universal screening and progress monitoring

Inclusive culturally responsive classroom practices

Equitable access to evidence-based reading for every student

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Right to Read Report https://www3.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-inquiry-report/executive-summary

The Environment Is a Teacher https://lor.instructure.com/resources/9dcbc6e88da1499fbbbb86e49739875d

Tier 1 Instruction Reading Rockets https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/evidence-based-instruction/tier-1

Science of Reading and English Language Learners What the Research Has to Say Sarah Schwartz 2022

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-science-of-reading-and-english-language-learners-what-the-research-says/2022/04

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Executive summary | Ontario Human Rights Commission