Awe thank you!! 😊

Thank you! It was such a foggy evening I couldn’t see more than about 50m in any direction. Very spooky!

First painting was from Crystal Crescent beach last winter!

Thank you so much! 😊

I’m Allison, a watercolourist in Nova Scotia. I love capturing the rugged beauty of my province!

I love the small print at the bottom. “Ugly. Horror. Looks like a Death Star.”

Chefs kiss.

In theory it shouldn’t be a huge issue since (for typically developing students) the reading skills are in place by then. If you’re concerned about your child’s learning/progress though I’d always recommend sharing your concerns with their teacher. As a parent you’re the expert on your kid!

2/ so the only thing that would need to be taught would be the specifics of English phonics (which would come more quickly if kids have the rest in place).

1/ The theory is that the majority of the reading skills (phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, being able to blend and segment phonemes, etc) transfer if students are already reading fluently in French.

FI teacher here. Resources just aren’t available in French (yet, I hear they’re being worked on). Hopefully more evidence-based strategies will come out soon for immersion.

For instance, sometimes our school counsellor will come teach lessons on mental health. Would the research suggest that that is more effective than a classroom teacher, or the same?

Hi! I’m a teacher (in Canada) and just read your article. I wonder if you considered what effect is had by who presents the MH lessons. As teachers, we’re supposed to be experts in teaching *a lot* of different subjects. I wonder if teacher unfamiliarity with teaching MH has an effect here?

OMG can we get a collaborative protest album from those two?!

Thank you! ☺️ that’s definitely what I was going for here!