Resources and Publications
LNS Resources … Print, Multimedia and Online
How to Access LNS Resources (PDF, 927 KB)
A brochure about how to access print, multimedia and online resources from the LNS. You can also order What Works, the Capacity Building Series and Webcasts for Educators (in multimedia packages) from ServiceOntario. Make sure you log in first, using your board or school username and password. Contact webpubont-EDU@ontario.ca
Fall 2011 Resource Package from the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
Paying Attention to Mathematics, K-12 (PDF, 215 KB)
A Discussion Tool for Paying Attention to Mathematics Education (PDF, 350 KB)
What Works? Research into Practice
Concise research summaries designed to help practitioners put the best evidence-tested ideas into practice at the school and classroom level
Capacity Building Series
Research and practical strategies on key topics for 21st-century educators
Webcasts for Educators
Hour-long webcasts, plus support materials and in-depth video features, provide expert insights on current issues and effective practices for all educators
Inspire: The Journal of Literacy and Numeracy for Ontario
Online home to "New Leader" and other practical articles on successful practices in literacy and numeracy
Resources for Parents
Helping Your Child Do Mathematics – A Guide for Parents Kindergarten to Grade 6
This guide contains suggestions for everyday numeracy activities that parents and children can have fun doing together.
Helping Your Child With Reading and Writing – A Guide for Parents Kindergarten to Grade 6
This guide contains suggestions for everyday literacy activities that parents and children can have fun doing together.
The guides have now been translated into Arabic, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil,
Urdu and Vietnamese.
Supporting Your Child’s Learning
A webcast designed to provide ideas to support your child’s learning
Student-led conferences
A webcast about how student-led conferences can strengthen the relationship between home and school and bring students and parents closer together
Archives
Combined Grades: Strategies to Reach a Range of Learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6
This resource document provides literacy and numeracy strategies to support teachers and administrators in the successful management of combined grades classes in kindergarten to Grade 6.
Making it Happen (PDF, 5.06 MB)
A report about the early progress of the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat.
Solidifying Our Leadership Alliance: Leadership Support Letter (PDF, 169 KB)
This series supports the work of supervisory officers in their role as instructional leaders, who are helping to raise the bar and close the achievement gap for all students.
