Students in the Lambton Kent District School Board are using a digital language-learning app to develop their skills in Anishinaabemowin. The app contains 30 instructional units that include vocabulary practice, listening and reading comprehension, and writing activities that teachers can use for assessment. LKDSB worked with local Anishinaabe language speakers to ensure the app’s accuracy and cultural integrity, and to record the audio for the app. “This is not just language; it is customs, it is culture, it is identity,” said LKDSB Indigenous lead Dallas Sinopole. “When students know their identity, they soar in all areas. This is student success.” Chatham Daily News reports that the app will introduce Lenape in the future.
