The Globe and Mail recently visited a Thames Valley DSB summer learning site in London ON to learn how SLPs are "building confidence in reading and writing skills" for young learners in the city. At Wilfrid Jury Public School, the Globe reported that Grade 1-3 students in the three-week program … [Read more...] about SLPs “Closing learning gaps” – Globe & Mail
Archives for July 2022
TCDSB teacher’s “Welcome Families!” presentation for parent classroom visit
To help welcome families of Summer Learning Program students, TCDSB teacher Annamaria Aloisi created a fun and informative slideshow presentation to acquaint parents with the program during family visits to the SLP classrooms at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School. In preparing the slide … [Read more...] about TCDSB teacher’s “Welcome Families!” presentation for parent classroom visit
Sault Online: “Nine Years of Student Engagement Success”
In a media release celebrating nine years of successfully engaging Kindergarten Year 2 to Grade 5 students in summer learning, Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board highlights their program's focus on literacy and numeracy skills, Religious Education, Indigenous Education, recreational … [Read more...] about Sault Online: “Nine Years of Student Engagement Success”
Toronto Star: Summer programs “combating pandemic-related learning loss”
The CODE Summer Learning Program was included in a recent Toronto Star article about the Toronto Catholic District School Board's summer programs: "The board is also running a Grades 1 to 8 online tutoring program providing students with daily hour-long tutoring sessions and about 900 have … [Read more...] about Toronto Star: Summer programs “combating pandemic-related learning loss”
“Parent engagement is an integral part of our camp”
Our thanks to St. Clair Catholic Summer Learning Camp for sharing resources (see sample parent calendar and dayplan) and the description below, all related to their commitment to engaging parents of their SLP students. If your program would like to contribute summer learning stories and/or … [Read more...] about “Parent engagement is an integral part of our camp”
CBC News: “A huge appetite” for summer programs
School boards across the country are reporting "high demand" for summer learning programs as parents look for opportunities to help their young children catch up and get excited about learning again after more than two years of COVID-disrupted classes. In an article posted on July 10, CBC News … [Read more...] about CBC News: “A huge appetite” for summer programs
