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Fostering the Joy Of Reading: Camp Read
An action that we have taken to support our school’s learning focus is: To foster a love for reading, we ended our family teams this year with a school-wide buddy reading activity called ‘Camp Read’. This action supports our school’s learning focus in the following ways: At Brighouse, we believe that an important part of…
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Spring Action Post
This January, we were excited to welcome Leyton Schnellert to support our literacy growth. Teachers explored our guided reading books, learning effective ways to use them and engaging in rich group discussions about bringing these resources to life in the classroom. After Spring Break, Leyton will return to work alongside individual teachers in their classrooms,…
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Literacy-Focused Professional Development
For the 2025–26 school year, we are dedicating several Professional Development (ProD) days to strengthening literacy instruction. In September, Leyton Schnellert—Literacy Specialist and Professor at UBC Okanagan—worked with staff to emphasize the importance of responsive literacy programs in classrooms. Staff explored key components of inclusive reading instruction and learned how literacy assessments can inform instructional…