Improving literacy outcomes in a culturally-inclusive model.

“The First Nation School Board is setting a new standard for literacy education…they have built a sustainable and scalable literacy model that not only improves student outcomes but also serves as an example of how Indigenous-led education can be both culturally affirming and academically rigorous.”

FNSB Literacy Guidelines

Primary

Your Primary Literacy Pathway for 2026-27

Primary Structured Literacy Components for 2026-27

Intermediate

Your Intermediate Literacy Pathway for 2026-27

Intermediate Structured Literacy Components for 2026-27

COMING SOON! Onboarding Slides for New Staff!

Literacy Assessments

Assessment Matrix and Dates - 2026/2027 School Year

**FNSB Assessment Portal**

Oral Reading Fluency Benchmarks
ORF Overview and Scoring Protocol
FNSB Assessment Data Decision Tree
Videos:
- ORF - Video
More Information!
- Why ORF isn’t decodable Video by Stephanie Stollar
- Is ORF useful in Grades 3-6? Video by Stephanie Stollar
Check out the videos by clicking the links below:
1. Overview of TOWRE 2
2. TOWRE 2 Administration
3. TOWRE 2 Scoring

Universal Screeners:

- Adapted CORE Phonics Survey - Record Form
- Adapted CORE Phonics Survey - Student Material

Diagnostic Assessments:

Assessment Terminology Cheat Sheet - LD@school

Instructional Resources

UFLI

Word Origins

*COMING SOON!*

- Word Origins

Code-Breaking Spelling

Releasing Writers (thinkSRSD)

- ”Getting Started with thinkSRSD” from ONlit
- Releasing Writers – Free resources
- Learning Through Literacy by ONlit – Sample articles for grade 3-6 and 9 with TIDE templates, colour coded student exemplars, vocabulary slide decks and writing prompts.
- TIDE Stem Bank examples
Sample Templates:

Additional Resources for Instruction & Intervention

- Florida Center for Reading Research activities
- Phinder - grapheme-phoneme list generator
- See UFLI resources (above)

Oral Reading Routines
Partner Reading - 5 Easy rules (Scholastic)
ONlit - Partner Reading
Resources for letter and word level fluency:
- Intervention Central - letter generator
- ONlit High Frequency Word Grids - UFLI aligned
- ONlit Word Reading Grids - UFLI aligned
Resources for text level fluency:
- Project Read Decodable Text Generator - decodable text generator
- Decodable Text Guide - UFLI
- Diffit - text generator
- Project Read Fluency Passage Generator - text generator
- Read Works - articles
- Read Naturally Sample Stories - text
- KidsNews - articles
- The Best Class - Reader’s Theatre Scripts
- Iowa Reading Research Center - Reader’s Theatre Scripts
- FYI for Kids - text
- ONlit Fluency Passages:
Florida Center for Reading Research activities

- FNSB Novel Studies Poster
- Engage with the Page – Vocabulary and morphology lessons based on read-alouds
- ACE Project - video read-alouds
- Talking Points For Kids - Intermediate
- Morphology in Content by ONlit
- Florida Center for Reading Research activities

FNSB Assessment Data Decision Tree
Timed Repeated Reading - fluency intervention

Clever Fox Cards

locally designed by Spruce Tip Design!

What are the Clever Fox Card Decks?

Card decks aligned with the UFLI Scope & Sequence.
A fun tool to use while practicing literacy skills - they can be used to play classics like Go Fish, Old Maid, and Memory!
See the handout for ideas!

Clever Fox Card Deck handout

Grade 1 students at Grey Mountain Primary School practicing literacy skills using the Clever Fox cards.

Where to find a Clever Fox Card Deck?

Each FNSB school has at least one full set of the Clever Fox Card Decks.
Please connect with your Principal or Literacy Teacher about accessing the decks.