Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Teaching kids to learn one chapter at a time

Canadian author John Wilson speaks at Cornerstone
Christian School on Thursday afternoon. He is one
of four Canadian authors scheduled to speak Thursday
night as part of the Reading Together 2013 convention.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


The 44th annual Saskatchewan Reading Council convention arrived in Moose Jaw for the first time on Thursday.

“It’s to bring teachers together to talk about reading, not only as in why we want kids to read, but on how teachers can go about teaching strategies and motivating students, because in order to be able to learn, you have to be able to read,” said Amanda Hassen, conference co-chair and curriculum instruction and assessment consultant for the Holy Trinity Catholic School Division.

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