<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Latch Onto Learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latch Onto Learning]]></description><link>https://latchontolearning.wixsite.com/latch/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:59:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://latchontolearning.wixsite.com/latch/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What to Look for On Your Child's Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost exactly a year ago, I published a blog post entitled, "5 Things to Avoid Doing when Reading your Child's Report Card". 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One of the OHRC Right to Read inquiry report recommendations is early...]]></description><link>https://latchontolearning.wixsite.com/latch/post/the-new-ontario-language-curriculum-early-screening-and-reading-interventions-3-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64db86f12d3796e602c7e395</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c6c22c3df55f460eb8abab635f52e98f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan Loewen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Ontario Language Curriculum: From Balanced Literacy to Structured Literacy 2/5]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2022 the Ontario Human Rights Commission released it's Right to Read Inquiry. It included a set of 157 recommendations. 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