In 2004 Sargent Park School was the recipient of
the International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Award. A proposal
to nominate Sargent Park was prepared by J. Kowall, our Reading Clinician.
Our thanks to her for allowing us to use portions of her report on this page.
The premise that "All teachers are teachers of reading" is not a new one, but
this philosophy is truly embraced by the staff at Sargent Park School. The
implementation of proven 'best practices' in literacy instruction, as well as
the creation of novel programs to meet the specific needs of Sargent Park
students, can be seen across all grade levels in our Nursery to Grade 9 school.
With the assistance and collaboration of both building administrators and
specialist consultants, the teaching staff at Sargent Park have been able to
pursue a wide variety of special projects to further advance their students'
development of literacy skills. The administrations 'hands on' approach
has been evident from their direct participation in the school's literacy
committee, to their provision of internal coverage for teachers to observe
colleagues utilizing new instructional strategies.
Sargent Park School reflects what is best about teachers utilizing educational
research and translating it into effective classroom practices. Creative
and exciting literacy instruction is a part of the daily life at Sargent Park.
It is very obvious that the students and the teachers are supported and thrive
in the educational environment which has been created at Sargent Park School.
Individuals involved in the planning and implementation:
| M. Woloschuk |
Vice Principal |
| J. Kowall |
Reading Clinician |
| S. Routledge |
Primary Resource Teacher |
| N. Dzeoba-Macklem |
Intermediate Resource Teacher |
| R. Syrota |
Junior High Resource Teacher |
| D. Einarson |
Elementary Teacher/Librarian |
| D. Dawson |
5-9 Teacher/Librarian |
| R. Decter |
Grade 9 Teacher |
| L. Gentes |
Elementary Computer Teacher |
| R. Lambert |
Junior High Computer Teacher |
Examples of some of the programs that were highlighted in the report:
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Expository Text Strategies Continuum |
Novel Studies |
|
Network of Innovative Schools Grant |
Cross Age Buddy Reading |
|
I Love To Read Week Activities |
Heritage Fair |
|
Phonemic Awareness |
Shakespeare Festival |
|
Literature Circles |
Great Canadian Reading Challenge |
|
Guided Reading |
Strategic Reading |
|
Home Reading |
Cross Grade Tutoring |
|
Reader's Theatre |
Learning Equation |
International Reading Association
