Is Your District or School Our Next Success Story?
Across the country, districts are making meaningful gains in literacy and math. We’re collecting stories that show what that growth looks like in practice — from district leadership to classroom implementation.
Read these stories about successful learners and educators.
“It’s all encompassing—reading, writing, word study, spelling tricks. I don’t have to go hunting for mentor texts. Everything I need is right there.”
“We tried to find some individual resources to teach concepts like parting out words, etc., but Bug Club Morphology is so much richer. There are practice activities, questions, and even support and guidance for teachers.”
“It’s such a great program, and it’s a one-time investment. I would spend that money again in a heartbeat, because I’ve seen the success of my students, and it speaks for itself.”
"For students struggling with short vowels, for example, I assign additional books focusing on those sounds. For students who have mastered letter/sound correspondences, I assign more challenging books to enhance their vocabulary and comprehension."
Andrea Van Hoof, Teacher
Alberta
"Having a child in the French Immersion program can be challenging for those who don't speak French, but Spark makes it easier. Students can choose books to read at home with caregivers and use the Read Aloud feature to hear and practice the correct pronunciation."
Katherine Burden,Teacher & Vice-Principal
British Columbia
"We often use Spark Reading's non-fiction books to learn about text features. So, even if a book is above some students' reading level, we can still use the annotation tools to draw attention to features like the index, captions, etc."
Susan Michaud, Special education teacher
Ontario
In October 2019, grade-three teacher Noralee Yarra participated in a round of prototype testing for Pearson Mathology, a process she appreciated and learned from.
- Understanding Math Teachers (and Students) Through Prototype Testing
"The types of conversations we have with Mathology are so rich, they tell me students are not memorizing facts, they understand their facts."
- Cheryl Stadnick, Gr. 1 math teacher
"The biggest challenge I’ve seen them overcome is a lot of math anxiety. I’m not getting the same level of anxiety around math because it’s fun and hands on."
- Jordan Sloan, Gr. 1-2 teacher
"I was looking for a program that was very hands-on and relatable for students and that’s what I found in Mathology."
- Christine Drotos, Gr 1 teacher, Ontario
"I used to have to search and pull activities from different programs... but with Mathology, differentiation was so much easier because everything was in one central place."
- Shammy Gill, Gr 1 teacher, B.C.
"My students started making math connections they had never made before when we started using the Mathology Little Books."
- Marjorie White, Gr 1 teacher, Manitoba
"Mathology is giving teachers the math language to use in a really concise way."
- Krista Sarmatiuk, K-12 Board Mathematics Facilitator, Ontario
"The tasks in Mathology, provide many, entry points for students at all levels."
- TDSB Superintendent, Ontario
“Nothing I’ve used ever really covered everything the way that Mathology.ca does. It’s start, middle, end—it’s the whole thing."
- Sara Brown, Gr. 3 Teacher
The new elementary program for religious education, Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ, understands that Catholic education must have the effect of causing students to live their faith in the community.
Unique program connects Canadian Church, schools: The Catholic Register
A Grade One teacher in Edmonton, is one of hundreds of teachers across Canada using the new curriculum and Pearson's Growing in Faith Growing in Christ in their classrooms.
Pupils, teacher give new faith course an A+: Western Catholic Reporter