A motorist from Steinbach faces alcohol-related charges following an incident Monday evening. Steinbach RCMP received a call at 10:55 pm. The call came down as a single-vehicle motor collision in the ...

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Phonological awareness is an important set of skills to develop throughout early childhood and primary school. It is strongly linked to later reading and spelling success. We can think about ...

In the dog days of summer, it's important to make sure your pooch—and other pets—are kept safe and cool. Chelsey Westerbeek with LR Horse and Pet, says limiting activity outside on blistering days, ...

Reading is a vital component of the Victorian Curriculum in government schools. It not only opens new worlds and broadens understanding but also fosters enjoyment and curiosity. Developing confident, ...

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A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results.

Primary school children in Victoria will increasingly be taught to read via a teaching method called 'phonics'. It's a way of explicitly teaching sounds, which enables children to decipher unfamiliar ...

The Allan Labor Government is ensuring Victorian students remain the best performers in the country by delivering mandatory phonics in all Victorian classrooms. Minister for Education Ben Carroll ...

What is Phase 5 phonics? Phase 5 phonics involves introducing children to the many alternative ways of representing spoken sounds using different spellings. They also learn that you can pronounce some ...

It's back to school season, and several provinces across Canada are changing the way they're teaching their children how to read with a renewed focus on phonics. School boards in Ontario, Nova Scotia, ...

In short: All Victorian state schools will use phonics to teach reading from 2025. The government says teachers will spend a minimum of 25 minutes a day on "explicit teaching" of phonics and phonemic ...