Category Archives: Tool

Collectively Investing in 3–5-year-olds to Foster Educational Success 

Documentation, First transition to school, Information document, Tool

Title: Collectively Investing in 3–5-year-olds to Foster Educational Success 

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal (and its working group Comité montréalais Transition vers l’école) 

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal 

Year: 2023 

Format: PDF 

Description:
The five pamphlets of the Collectively Investing in 3–5-year-olds series will be released gradually over a 16-month period, lining up with the five key moments of a successful first transition to school. Simple and concise, they emphasize the importance of ensuring that all stakeholders—the children themselves and their families, support networks, daycares, and schools—are valued and work together. The pamphlets convey relevant information rooted in the real world for each key moment. 

Documents :   

  • Key moment 1 : Working together (coming in October 2023) 
  • Key moment 2 : Creating a positive first contact (coming in December 2023) 
  • Key moment 3 : Instilling an enthusiasm for school (coming in February 2024) 
  • Key moment 4 : Valuing skillsets 
  • Key moment 5 : Settling in (coming in September 2023) 
     

Access to Services for Asylum Seekers in Québec : Toolkit for Professionals

Documentation, Guide, Students with immigrant backgrounds, Tool

Title:  Access to Services for Asylum Seekers in Québec : Toolkit for Professionals 

Author: CERDA 

Publisher: CERDA  

Year: 2023 

Format: PDF 

Description:
This toolkit contains information about the rights of asylum-seekers and on the services they are entitled to at various stages of their process. Created primarily for professionals and practitioners working with them, this publication covers housing, healthcare, French-language instruction, education, and employment.

Document : Access to Services for Asylum Seekers in Québec : Toolkit for Professionals 

Practice+

Documentation, Early childhood/School readiness, First transition to school, Tool

Title: Practice+

Author: Chantier montréalais Transition vers l’école*

Publisher: Chantier montréalais Transition vers l’école

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

This resource facilitates a overview and analysis of transition practices that have been or are being implemented. Firstly in order to paint an overall portrait of collaboration among partners and secondly, to enhance practices and optimize their effects in the field. It may also be used to support an organization’s process.

*This committee is composed of the following partners: Association québécoise des Centres de la petite enfance, Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal, ministère de l’Éducation, ministère de la Famille, Réseau réussite Montréal, Table pour l’intégration en services de garde des enfants ayant une déficience – région de Montréal, Une école montréalaise pour tous, Regroupement des organismes communautaires familles de Montréal

Documents :

SurvEd kit for success in school

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, Tool

Title: SurvEd kit for success in school

Author: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Publisher: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Year: 2014 (+ 3 new fact sheets in 2020)

Format: PDF

Description:

“L’Institut de la statistique du Québec [ISQ] has produced many publications based on data from the QLSCD to document child development at school entry as well as educational experience. The SurvEd kit for success in school makes productive use of QLSCD results by making them more accessible to stakeholders and everyone involved in keeping children in school – to everyone who has our children’s future at heart!

Each fact sheet presents a brief summary of selected results related to young people’s success and perseverance in school. In addition to highlights of research findings, each fact sheet includes suggested intervention paths drawn from the relevant ISQ publications.”
(Excerpt from the ISQ website)

Document: Complete SurvEd kit

  • 3 new fact sheets in 2020
    • Fact Sheet 14 – Psychosocial and Academic Adaptation During the Transition to High School
    • Fact Sheet 15 – Reading Motivation and Academic Performance in the Teaching Language in High School
    • Fact Sheet 16 – Obtaining a Diploma Before the Age of 20

LATULU Challenge

Determinants, Documentation, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, Tool

Title: LATULU Challenge

Author: Table de concertation des bibliothécaires scolaires et publics de l’île de Montréal and Réseau réussite Montréal*

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

Reading-idea and game cards, organized into 8 levels, to encourage reading for pleasure among 0–17-year-olds.

LATULU Challenge cards are available in libraries and on the BAnQ website.

*Project:

  • Content selection and texts: Table de concertation des bibliothécaires scolaires et publics de l’île de Montréal
  • Production: Réseau réussite Montréal

Documents : LATULU Challenge

ReadyforHighSchool.ca

Documentation, Elementary to high school transition, Tool

Authors: Table 5-12 ans de Rosemont,  Réseau réussite Montréal,  English Montreal School Board, Lester B. Pearson School Board, Centre de services scolaire de Montréal, Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île, Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys*

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format : Website

Description

ReadyforHighSchool is an engaging website for grade 6 and secondary 1 students and their parents that lets them explore the new realities of being a high school student through games and advice. For example:

  • Learn how to manage your agenda and schedule.
  • Learn about the resource personnel in high school.
  • Learn how to keep your locker organized.
  • Learn how to open your combination lock.
  • Find out about the extracurricular activities that might be offered at your new school.

There’s a lot of other content too, such as how students can manage their stress, tips on getting to and navigating around their new school, and information for parents.

Website : 

ReadyforHighSchool.ca

*The Table 5-12 ans de Rosemont initially designed the readyforhighschool.ca interactive website on the transition to high school. Adapting it for all of Montréal, and creating the English-language version, were coordinated by Réseau réussite Montréal as part of its school transition focus area, in collaboration with the English Montreal (EMSB) and Lester B. Pearson (LBPSB) school boards, as well as with the Montréal (CSSDM), Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB) and Pointe-de-l’Île (CSSPI) school service centres. 

Reading for pleasure: Effective actions to motivate reading in youth aged 10 to 20

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, Tool

Title: Reading for pleasure: Effective actions to motivate reading in youth aged 10 to 20

Author: Centre de transfert pour la réussite éducative du Québec (CTREQ)

Publisher: Réseau des Instances régionales de concertation sur la persévérance scolaire et la réussite éducative du Québec (Quebec network of regional consulting authorities on student retention and educational success)

Year: 2018

Format: PDF

Description

One becomes a better reader by reading. However, regular reading practices tend to decrease among 10-20 year olds.

To foster interest in reading among youth aged 10 to 20, the Réseau des IRC asked the CTREQ (Centre de transfert pour la réussite éducative du Québec) to compile an inventory of proven practices, promising practices, and resources .

Document: Reading for pleasure: Effective actions to motivate reading in youth aged 10 to 20

Taking Effective Action on the Determinants of School Perseverance and Educational Success

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, Tool, Types de document

Title: Taking Effective Action on the Determinants of School Perseverance and Educational Success

Author: Réunir Réussir

Publisher: Réunir Réussir

Year: 2013

Format: PDF

Description

This kit was produced by Réunir Réussir to assist and guide organizations and professionals working to support school perseverance and success among young people. It includes a reference document outlining the principles of effective action, along with a series of practical reference sheets on the determinants of school perseverance. Each sheet places a determinant in context and provides information about current research, links to other documentation, and courses of action.

Document: 

Community resources

Community resources, Determinants, Documentation, Information document, Tool, Types de document

Title : Community resources

Author : ST-PIERRE, Marc

Publisher : Réunir Réussir

Year : 2013

Format : PDF

Description

Fact sheet #18 of the kit « Taking Effective Action on the Determinants of School Perseverance and Educational Success » produced by Réunir Réussir. This practical reference sheet provides information about current research on the determinant, links to other documentation, and courses of action.

Document: Community resources

Neighbourhood of residence

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, Neighbourhood of residence, Tool, Types de document

Title : Neighbourhood of residence

Author : ST-PIERRE, Marc

Publisher : Réunir Réussir

Year : 2013

Format : PDF

Description

Fact sheet #17 of the kit « Taking Effective Action on the Determinants of School Perseverance and Educational Success » produced by Réunir Réussir. This practical reference sheet provides information about current research on the determinant, links to other documentation, and courses of action.

Document: Neighbourhood of residence