In 2023, the »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Human Rights Commission’s Right to Read Inquiry Report emphasized that all children in all education programs have the fundamental right to learn to read. In collaboration with »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ school boards encompassing all 5 regions of the province, a diagnostic assessment tool targeted at early years French immersion students was created as a response to such need for French-as-an-additional-language assessment tools. This tool assesses French immersion students’ skills in phonological awareness, phonics, and word reading.
Meet the Team
Dr. Becky Xi Chen – Professor
Dr. Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher – Senior Research Officer
Diana Burchell – Research Assistant, Applied Psychology and Human Development
Meng-Hsun Lee - Research Assistant, Applied Psychology and Human Development
Hilary Walton - Research Assistant, Department of French
Carolyn White - Research Assistant, Applied Psychology and Human Development
Angeline Humber - Teacher Consultant, Greater Essex County District School Board, Project Lead
Renata Dean – Curriculum Consultant, French as an Additional Language and Modern Languages, Halton Catholic District School Board
Haley Brooks – French as a Second Language Learning Coach, District School Board »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ North East
Kirsten Johnston – Program Coordinator, French Language Programs, Classical and International Languages, Toronto District School Board
Patricia Renaud – French as a Second Language Catholic Curriculum Coordinator, Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Jordan Sloan – Bilingual Literacy Coach, Renfrew County District School Board
Tanya Vincze – System Principal of K-6 Learning and Teaching and K-12 French as a Second Language, District School Board »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ North East
Lesley Doell, National French Immersion Consultant/ Conseillère pédagogique nationale en immersion française, Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals/ Association canadienne des professionnels de l’immersion
Dr. Caroline Erdos – Professional Coordinator of Speech-Language Pathology, Sir Wilfrid
Laurier School Board
Dr. Josée Le Bouthillier, Research Associate / Associée à la recherche, Institut de recherche en langues secondes du »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ / Second Language Research Institute of »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿, University of New Brunswick
Una Malcolm – »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿, International Dyslexia Association »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿
