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    • First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
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    • Special Education Plan
    • Gifted Screening Procedure
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    • Student Services Twitter Protocol
    • Understanding How Processing Affects Learning Chart
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Family Guides for Special Education Documents

YRDSB has developed the following Parent Guides:

  • Special Education: A Communication Guide for Parents and Students
  • A Parent/Guardian's Guide to Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
  • The Individual Education Plan (IEP): A Guide for Parents
  • A Family's Guide to Special Equipment Amount (SEA)

These guides are available in several additional languages.

Parent, student and staff interview

YRDSB Waterfall Charts

  • Understanding How Processing Affects Learning Chart (PDF)  & Translatable Webpage
  • Understanding Learning Disabilities Chart - Math (PDF): How Processing Affects Mathematics Learning

 

Phonological Awareness 

What you will learn:

  • What is Phonological Awareness?
  • Shift from talking to writing
  • Phonics vs. Phonological Awareness
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Phonological Awareness Video (Viewing Time: 5:21 minutes)

 

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