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January 24, 2015

TCDSB program helping parents improve children’s communication skills

Strategies like asking open-ended questions promotes discussion and new vocabulary in children, according to Andrea Coke, the school board's chief language pathologist. A parent is shown discussing the book with her child in this screenshot of a board resource video.

TORONTO - Parents of Toronto Catholic kindergarten pupils are becoming better equipped to support, enhance and enrich the development of their child’s communication skills.

Published in Education
September 26, 2014

Overflow in full-day kindergarten

Anna Pechia (left) and Claudia Taborda teach kindergarten in the library at St. Paschal Baylon School in Toronto.

To meet Ministry of Education deadlines for implementation of full-day kindergarten, the Toronto Catholic school board has resorted to creating makeshift classrooms in gymnasiums and libraries for many of its youngest students.

Published in Catholic Education