A Provincial Outreach Program for the Early Years

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POPEY's Rural Residency Project

The Rural Residency Project was designed to build capacity for literacy teaching and learning in rural school districts by providing educators with continual support that can build on previous learning and work within their local context. These projects look different in each district based on the district’s needs and K-3 literacy goals. Our support often includes professional learning, collaborative planning, and working in classrooms with educators. POPEY’s support includes three days to work with educators three times through the school year (9 days total) and ongoing virtual support in between residency weeks.

In BC Classrooms

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UFLI in Kindergarten!

Kindergarten students at Carlin Elementary Middle School are proudly showing off their early writing skills!

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Monica Collins students co-authored a poem

Check out the poem Monica Collins' students co-authored about their experience at a local garden

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Empowering Literacy: A Collaborative Approach in BC

Check out this workshop series with some of BC's top educators!

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Walnut Park Elementary uses a local book, Be a Good Ancestor

Check out how Walnut Park Elementary in Smithers is using Be a Good Ancestor as an anchor text for the whole school

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Students create Indigenous Territory Acknowledgement

Robbie McAfee invited her Kindergarten students to create their own classroom Indigenous Territory acknowledgement.

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Everything You Need For a Treehouse STEM project

Check out Kyla Kalf's and Kelly Gontar's Grade 2 STEM project with their class in Armstrong.

STEM and Literacy

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Increase your capacity to support all primary English literacy learners in BC classrooms.

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featured resources

Resources to enhance and support teaching and learning

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Structured Literacy Block Checklist

Daily & Weekly Components

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FAQs - Literacy Instruction

What do you want to know about literacy instruction?

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Screener Decision Tree

Making Sense of Screening

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Essential Elements Tier One

MTSS Planning & Implementation Checklist

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Assessment Comparison Chart

What kind of assessment do you need?

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Defining Literacy Terms

Literacy terms defined with examples

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Grab and Go Literacy Activities

10 Literacy Activities that require minimal planning

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First Peoples Principles of Learning Posters - Art by Desiree Alexis Roy

Images shared with permission for use with students and educators.

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Comprehend & Connect Create & Communicate
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our mandate

Increase K-3 educators’ capacity to support all primary English literacy learners

About POPEY

Build and sustain the capacity of K-3 educators throughout the province in the area of effective, inclusive literacy instruction.

Provide support, knowledge and professional learning opportunities in the area of effective literacy instruction in an inclusive classroom setting.

Evidence-based practice and resources for educating all K-3 students, including diverse learners, in the area of early literacy.

Liaise with District Partners, professional associations, and other stakeholders in British Columbia education.

Provide educators with online access to information, workshops, resources and other professional learning opportunities.

Facilitate the sharing and transferring of knowledge and practice among primary educators across the province.