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With over 30 years of academic, education, and research experience, we’ve created a number of tools to help educators make sense of and respond to the complexities of literacy.

A detailed diagram titled 'The Layers of Reading Development' showing different components such as comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, word study, phonological awareness, concepts of print, with various stages and skills, all organized in layers, and arrows indicating the complex process of reading skills development.

Layers of Reading Development

The Layers of Reading Development graphic synthesizes current research, illustrating the skills and understandings that readers draw upon when engaging with texts. The layers are not hierarchical; they operate together, wiring and firing in unison.

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Articles & Resources

  • Table titled 'Summary Chart of Teacher Actions and Techniques to Support Dialogic Conversations during Read-Alouds.' It includes columns for Action, Setting the Context, Gathering Student Responses, Diving Deep, and Honouring & Acknowledging the Child's Response. The rows detail actions like previewing the book, preparing questions, gathering responses, selecting ideas to dig into, and strategies for deepening the conversation, such as using sentence stems, making connections, and encouraging student sharing.

    Chart: Dialogic 4 Actions

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  • Excerpt from an academic article titled "Emerging Perspectives," discussing the shift from in-class to online early literacy instruction, authored by Michelle Mathezer and Miriam Ramzy from the University of Calgary and Foothills School Division.

    Article: Emerging Perspectives

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  • Academic paper titled 'Embodied Cognition: Laying the Foundation for Early Language and Literacy Learning' authored by Hetty Roessingh and Michelle Bence from the University of Calgary, with sections including Abstract, Keywords, and Introduction.

    Article: Language and Literacy Article

    Roessingh & Bence. Embodied cognition: Layer the foundation for early language and literacy.

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  • Minimalist illustration of three books in front of a purple semicircle background.

    Article: Layers of Reading (ECEC)

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  • Stylized line drawing of a stack of three books with a purple semi-circle background.

    Article: Dialogic RAL (ECEC)

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  • Minimalist graphic of three books standing against a purple semi-circle background.

    Article: Layers of Writing (ELAC)

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