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Inspire
What Works? Research Into Practice
The research summaries in this collection highlight promising teaching practice at the classroom level. Produced by a partnership between the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education, the articles are written by scholars at Ontario universities who are experts in the field of education.
- Approximate Spelling in the Primary Division: Fostering Written Language Acquisition
By Drs. Carole Fleuret and Jonathan Bolduc
December 2009 (PDF, 844 KB) [Only available in French.]
This monograph explores approximate spelling as a promising tool to help primary students acquire solid spelling skills. The authors present a research summary of the origin of approximate spelling, then propose some educational activities that promote writing skills and the understanding of the alphabetic principle (the link between the spoken and written word). The main objective of these practices is to encourage the student to take risks and reinvest the knowledge he or she has acquired by engaging in new linguistic experiences. Since linguistic skills develop throughout an individual's lifetime, the authors recommend that approximate spelling be used not only for the primary years but also for the duration of a child's school life.
- Using Classroom Amplification in a Universal Design Model to Enhance Hearing and Listening
By Dr. Pamela Millett
November 2009 (PDF, 497 KB)
- Problem-Based Learning in Mathematics – A tool for Developing Students' Conceptual Knowledge
By Drs. Sheryl MacMath, John Wallace, and Xiaochong Chi
November 2009 (PDF, 462 KB)
- Try Literacy Tutoring First
By Dr. Deborah P. Berrill
November 2009 (PDF, 458 KB)
- Storytelling and Story Writing – "Using a Different Kind of Pencil"
By Dr. Terry A. Campbell and Michelle Hlusek
November 2009 (PDF, 345 KB)
- Placing Music at the Centre of Literacy Instruction
By Dr. Jonathan Bolduc and Dr. Carole Fleuret
May 2009 (PDF, 710 KB)
- Early Identification and Intervention for At-Risk Readers in French Immersion
By Nancy Wise and Dr. Xi Chen
April 2009 (PDF, 970 KB)
- What Complexity Science Tells Us about Teaching and Learning
By Dr. Darren Stanley
February 2009 (PDF, 312 KB)
- Including Students with Exceptionalities
By Dr. Sheila Bennett
January 2009 (PDF, 534 KB)
- Using Data to Improve Student Achievement
By Dr. Christina van Barneveld
August 2008 (PDF, 280 KB)
- ESL in the Mathematics Classroom
By Dr. Richard Barwell
July 2008 (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- Content Literacy
By Dr. Perry Klein
May 2008 (PDF, 992 KB)
- Boys' Underachievement: Which Boys Are We Talking About?
By Dr. Wayne Martino
April 2008 (PDF, 1.31 MB)
- Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom
By Dr. Pamela Rose Toulouse
March 2008 (PDF, 416 KB)
- Drawing on Children's "Sense of Place" The Starting Point for Teaching Social Studies and Geography
By Dr. David Hutchison
December 2007 (PDF, 488 KB)
- Combined Grade Classroom
By Dr. Diane Lataille-Démoré
December 2007 (PDF, 424 KB)
- Gender Differences in Computer Attitudes, Ability, and Use in the Elementary Classroom
By Dr. Robin Kay
October 2007 (PDF, 360 KB)
- Poetry: A Powerful Medium for Literacy and Technology Development
By Dr. Janette Hughes
October 2007 (PDF, 1.98 MB)
- The Effectiveness of Literacy Coaches
By Drs. Jacqueline Lynch and Steve Alsop
June 2007 (PDF, 454 KB)
- Promoting Literacy in Multilingual Contexts
By Dr. Jim Cummins
June 2007 (PDF, 812 KB)
- Single-Sex Classrooms
By Dr. Serge Demers and Carole Bennett
June 2007 (PDF, 528 KB)
- The Educational Implications of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
By Dr. Rosemary Tannock
April 2007 (PDF, 684 KB)
- Learning Mathematics vs Following "Rules": The Value of Student-Generated Methods
By Dr. Alex Lawson
February/March 2007 (PDF, 531 KB)
- Student Interaction in the Math Classroom: Stealing Ideas or Building Understanding
By Dr. Catherine D. Bruce
January/February 2007 (PDF, 414 KB)
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