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RUSSELL LIBRARY HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL BOOK LAUNCH
Deux groupes d’élèves se sont réunis à la bibliothèque Russell pour lire les livres décodables qu’ils ont écrits. -photo Christopher Smith
DECODABLE BOOK INITIATIVE WINS UCDSB AWARD
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
Students from Russell High School and Russell Public School gathered at the library to read the decodable books they wrote. On June 24, Grade 7 and 8 students from Russell High School (RHS) gathered at the Russell Public Library to attend the launch of their decodable books, which are carefully sequenced books to help children with letter and sound relationships. A total of 33 books were launched at the event, and after the launch, older students paired off with younger students from Russell Public School to read them. The Kindergarten to Grade 2 students had great fun puzzling out the books, which were written not according to proper spelling, but according to how the words sound when read aloud. “I didn’t know writing decodable books would be so much fun,” said Grade 7 student $BSSJF"OOF.VSUPO4IFTBJETIFFOKPZFE working with the district’s learning partners and her classroom teacher to develop a new skill and to help younger students read. “Decodable texts can help kids learn to read because it mixes words and sounds they may already know with ones they may not in order to crack the phonetic code. It was also good practice and reminders for us too.” “I had no idea that I would have learned so much about reading,” said Violette Bis- son, also in grade 7. “I thought I was done MFBSOJOHIPXUPSFBEVOUJMUIJTQSPKFDUBOE I also learned that there’s not a certain age where you stop learning, you’re always learning something new.” «This has been a great experience,” said Grade 8 student Andrew An. “It was fun to see the kids read our words, see our images, and engage with what we did.” 5IFQSPKFDUXBTMBVODIFEUPCSJOHBUUFO - UJPOUPTPDJBMKVTUJDFJTTVFTBOEUIF0OUBSJP Human Rights Commission Right to Read inquiry, as well as promote literacy in younger students. Two groups had half an hour each in the library, after which they were invited back to Russell High School for pizza and ice cream.
the Russell Public Library, where students from Kindergarten and Grade 1 were invited to read them out. 5IFQSPKFDUXBTBIVHFTVDDFTT UIBUOPU only taught the students involved a lot about literacy and reading, but inspired similar QSPKFDUTBDSPTTUIFTDIPPMCPBSE0SJHJOBM music, artwork, animated read-aloud pro- KFDUT BOEBDPNNVOJUZDPOOFDUFEQVCMJTIJOH QSPKFDUTJOQBSUOFSTIJQXJUIQVCMJDMJCSBSJFT IBWFQPQQFEVQBMMBDSPTTUIF6QQFS$BOBEB %JTUSJDU4DIPPM#PBSE 6$%4# The board decided to award the staff members with the 2022 Trustee Innovation "XBSE 5*" %JTUSJDUMFBSOJOHQBSUOFST/BODZ -BMPOEF .FHBO3BEMFZ $ISJTUZ8JMTPO BOE Sara Lathrop, along with teachers Jennifer
Dobbin, Chrystal van Riel, and Janice Honey were given the award to recognize their important work with the assignment. The award recognizes innovative teaching and work methods that can be integrated into the board’s learning, education, and community practices. Other winners this year included a high TDIPPMTFYQFSJFOUJBMGBSNJOHQSPKFDUBOEUIF first-ever student recipient, for their creative spin on learning math. The awards were BOOPVODFEJOBWJSUVBMFWFOUPWFS.JDSPTPGU Teams on June 14, and physical awards will be given when school returns in the Fall. They will also be featured in a video presentation to the Board of Trustees.
The staff in charge of Russell High School’s decodable book assignment have won a UCDSB award. As part of learning initiative to boos MJUFSBDZ BOE UBDLMF TPDJBM KVTUJDF JTTVFT connected to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) Right to Read inquiry, staff at Russell High School organized a unique assignment. Grade 7 and 8 students were tasked with authoring decodable books, stories that are written according to phonetic pronunciation rather than proper spelling, to help children with letter and sound rela- tionships. The books were then brought to
Le personnel en charge de l’affectation des livres décodables de la Russell High School a remporté un prix UCDSB. -photo Christopher Smith
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