Early Years

Questions about the Early Years?

Newborn to K
Amanda Slade
aslade@sd35.bc.ca

K to 3
Shelley Hegedus
shegedus@sd35.bc.ca 778-726-3523

Join the Early Years TCS site for timely resources.

Welcome to the Early Years where staff and families are supported to nurture and teach our very youngest learners! Our Early Years section includes Newborn to Grade 3.

Our Early Years section is currently under construction and will be updated with many new and exciting resources soon!

In the meantime, be sure to refer to the B.C. Curriculum which can be found on the Ministry of Education Curriculum website

You can also access additional teaching resources including videos and previously recorded webinars through our District On-Demand Library available through ThinkLangley.com

If you are looking for information about Early Years Programming that Langley offers, please refer to the Early Learning page on the District website.

Early Learning Framework
The Ministry of Education Early Framework is the starting place for all Early Learning educators when it comes to Early Learning programming, resources and ideas.
Numeracy
The website focuses on Number and Number Operations and outlines key concepts for each grade. Within each key concept, there are learning stories, foundations, progressions, a sample week at a glance, as well as assessment and resource suggestions. The website also includes math games, Indigenous connections, assessment tools, instructional routines and children’s literature.
Take a look!
https://coastmetro.ca/elementary-math-project/

Balanced Numeracy Guide
The Langley School District has developed a Balanced Numeracy Guide which outlines all of the key, foundational aspects of a rich, comprehensive numeracy program for all students from grades K to 8. You can access the Balanced Numeracy Guide through the link below:
Balanced Numeracy Guide
Literacy
Balanced Literacy Guide
The Langley School District has developed a Balanced Literacy Guide which outlines all of the key, foundational aspects of a rich, comprehensive literacy program for all students from grades K to 8. You can access the Balanced Literacy Guide through the link below:
Balanced Literacy Guide
Reaching and Teaching Every Reader Handbook
The Reaching and Teaching Every Reader Handbook is an elaboration and extension of the District’s Balanced Literacy Guide. The Handbook focuses specifically on the phonemic awareness and phonics aspects of literacy and provides K to 3 teachers with specific guidelines and resources for teaching these crucial aspects of literacy.
Reaching and Teaching Every Reader FINAL.pdf
Prioritized ELA Learning Standards
This document outlines the Langley School District’s Prioritized Learning Standards for the English Language Arts from grades K to 7. These standards were developed by District teachers back in 2021 and are meant as a starting place for individual school communities and collaborative grade groups having their own discussions and conversations are prioritized learning standards.
Prioritized-Learning-ELA-Standards-Revised-FINAL.pdf

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Early Learning Framework

Numeracy

Literacy

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