Through provincial consultations with educators and stakeholders in spring 2008, the
guiding principles of Education for All, K–6 were confirmed as essential to any effort
to improve the achievement of all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and to
close the achievement gap. They are restated here, as the beliefs that also underlie
Learning for All K–12:
- All students can succeed.
- Each student has his or her own unique patterns of learning.
- Successful instructional practices are founded on evidence-based research,
tempered by experience.
- Universal design and differentiated instruction are effective and interconnected
means of meeting the learning or productivity needs of any group of students.
- Classroom teachers are the key educators for a student’s literacy and numeracy
development.
- Classroom teachers need the support of the larger community to create a
learning environment that supports all students.
- Fairness is not sameness.