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Synopsis:
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In this story, it is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Jen shares her story of healing with the students.
For a long time, Mi’gmaq were not allowed to speak their language at school. Today, many Mi’gmaq are reconnecting with their language.
How do you honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
Educator Information
Recommended for ages 4-7, for use in kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms.
Cedar School Decodables is divided into six sets, which increase in word count and complexity of sentence structure. Elder Jen’s Story is in Set 6 – R-Controlled Vowels, and reviews er, ir, and ur. Books in Set 6 have 110-125 words.
Readers should be familiar with the concepts included in Set 1 to Set 6:
- consonants
- beginning and end blends
- short, long, and r-controlled vowels
- digraphs
- suffixes and ending spelling patterns
- a /o/
- s – /s/ and /z/
- VC-CV, V/CV, VC/V, and compound words
- possessives
Series Information
Welcome to Cedar School! Join Liv, Tom, Gus, and Bell as they learn on the land and explore Mi’gmaw teachings with their teacher, Miss Sam, and the school’s Mi’gmaw Elder, Jen. With charming illustrations and simple storylines, this decodable series engages students as they practise their reading skills. Each book includes a pre-reading review of non-decodable words, and many of the books introduce special words related to Indigenous teachings. Talking Together prompts facilitate discussions led by the reading teacher.
Developed in partnership with Dyslexia Canada, Cedar School Decodables is a series of 20 decodable books for young readers. Designed for students who have previously learned short vowel and consonant sounds, additional phonic skills are developed progressively throughout the series.
The series will be accompanied by Cedar School Decodables Teacher’s Guide and a series of four picture books, which will be available at a later date.
Additional Information
16 pages | 6.5” x 5.5” | Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-77174-654-0
Our logo reflects the greater Nation we live within—Turtle Island (North America)—and the strength
and core of the Pacific Northwest Coast peoples—the Cedar Tree, known as the Tree of Life. We are
here to support the building of strong nations and help share Indigenous voices.
