The Ministry of Education and Child Care has created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet for the 2026-2027 school year. It can be found here and under the “Resources for Schools and Districts” on the Literacy Screening website: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/literacy-screening

The Ministry of Education and Child Care has created an information sheet for parents for the 2026-2027 school year. It can be found here and under the “Resources for Parents and Caregivers” on the Literacy Screening website: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/literacy-screening

October is officially recognized as Dyslexia Awareness Month worldwide, featuring campaigns like Dyslexia Canada‘s annual “Mark It Read” initiative. You can find the the recorded information session here And the slides are available here

Calico Clark has had the good fortune to teach a range of grades both in BC and overseas. She is now the Literacy Coordinator for the qathet School District (School District 47). One of her favourite parts of the job is working alongside teachers—whether they’re planning together or she is jumping into classrooms to teach…

BC’s Ministry K-12 Literacy Supports Community of Practice (CoP): Promotes knowledge sharing among school districts and provides a forum to discuss activities, challenges, best practices, and opportunities related to K–12 literacy development. Presentations from past meetings have been shared on the Literacy Screening website, under “Resources for Schools and Districts”: here May 14, 2026 –…

October’s Provincial Specialist Association (PSA) day is October 23, 2026. Here is a spot to find out more: https://www.psaday.ca

Danielle Neer, literacy intervention teacher (Gr. 2-6), Central Okanagan School District (SD23), Kelowna Danielle supports colleagues and students in her role as a district-based reading intervention program teacher. Working closely with school-based teams to identify students for this level of support, Danielle delivers intensive, responsive, and research-based intervention for learners in Grades 2-6. She also…

Find the “Early Literacy Screening Webinar” on the Ministry of Education and Child Care webpage: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/literacy-screening under “Resources for Schools and Districts” Send your comments and feedback to Literacy.Supports@gov.bc.ca. The team is seeking engagement from BC educators on these supports. Please send your ideas!

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