Karen Filewych

Karen has over twenty-five years of educational experience as a teacher, school administrator, and language arts consultant. She enjoys sharing her love of literacy with teachers and students. She is now booking professional development for teachers for the 2024-2025 school year. She is fully booked for residencies!

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Words Change Worlds

"When teaching grade one I noticed how language — specifically learning to read and write — empowered students. This idea has captivated me since. Join me in my quest to change the world through words."
-Karen Filewych


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This week on the Words Change Worlds blog

Mindset Matters

I often speak about the emotion tied to literacy learning. As students enter the literate world–learning to read and write on their own–there is often much excitement and joy! For some, these positive feelings continue as they refine their skills and realize the myriad of opportunities that literacy provides. Yet sadly, frustration and reluctance overtake excitement and joy for many students.

As important as it is to teach literacy skills to our students, it is equally important to maintain a sense of fun and pleasure in our literary pursuits. How?

  • Sharing favourite books through read-alouds.
  • Finding books our students will enjoy to explore on their own.
  • Learning fun, fascinating facts!
  • Exploring many genres of text.
  • Playing with language through rhyme, riddles, alliteration…
  • Connecting with students through journal writing.
  • Uncovering the many functions of writing!

Pam Allyn has said, “Reading is like breathing in and writing is like breathing out.”

How will you breathe life into your classroom through literacy?

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