Ontario’s revised kindergarten program asks teachers to use both explicit literacy instruction and play-based learning.
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We need to ensure the best scientific research in play-based learning and early reading is leveraged, and teachers receive supports to meet children’s developmental and academic needs.
Many kindergarten classrooms draw on six principles for helping children to manage the everyday stressors of life, and parents can too.
Student assessments help children develop self-regulation skills, but teachers don’t have the time when class sizes are large.
The shared knowledge brought to full-day kindergarten from teachers and early childhood educators is part of why Ontario’s program is so effective.
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Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student, Education, Brock University
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Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Research Manager, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, OISE, University of Toronto
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Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Study, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE, University of Toronto