Nick Hadfield
Literacy Support Teacher
Indigenous Education Department
SD#57
Decolonizing teaching practices and focusing on high-impact strategies to support Indigenous learners are key to achieving educational equity. It's important to provide fair opportunities for these students to develop their own thinking and actively engage in their education.
Do you know all the words in your unit that you are trying to teach?
- Tier 1: Basic Vocabulary (used across multiple domains, eg. like)
- Tier 2: High-frequency/ multiple meaning (more complex words, but still used across multiple domains, eg. measure)
- Tier 3: Low-frequency, context-specific (jargon, words only used in specific domains. eg. carburetor )
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Word Work
Tip:
Open Chat GPT and use a similar prompt:
You are an expert teacher. Give me a list of 60 words that are organized into tier 1, 2 and 3 words for a grade 5 unit on space exploration
Conversation Cards
Oral Language
Oral Language
Conversations
Literacy Foundations
Universal Design for Learning
Learning & Development
Community
Learning & Development
Community
With Example Report Card Comments
Example Literacy
Yearplans
Core Competency
Self Assessment
Blank Yearplan
Planning
Visual
Schedules
Unit Planning
Grade 6/7
