b'FOUNDATIONSIN LITERACYThe Literacy Project is a hands-on professional development program focused on improving literacy instruction for the crucial early years (Kindergarten to Grade 3), giving children the boost they need in their reading abilities. One of the reasons its so important is we know through research a childs brain needs to follow a scope andOnce we know thats sequence and explicit instruction to understand the rules of why parts of words make the sounds they do, saidthe way the brain learns, Kristyn Artibise, a Divisional Instructional Support Teacher involved in the project. thats the way we should Joining Kristyn in spearheading this important projectalign our teaching. Thats were fellow School and Classroom Support Team (SCST) teachers Kristen McDowell and Genevieve Shyiak. Thewhat were doing here.three brought their usual zeal for improving learning to their new Literacy Project team. -Kristyn Artibise,Divisional Instructional Support Teacher28'