Angelique Thompson

Angelique is a Reading and Kindergarten Specialist who has many years of experience teaching in Primary, Junior and Intermediate Divisions, in the Toronto District School Board. She is currently the Program Coordinator for Early Years and K-8 Literacy for the TDSB. As a former Learning Network School Improvement Process Coach and Early Reading Coach Angelique supported many schools by guiding teams to strengthen instructional practices, analyze literacy data with purpose, and build coherent plans that elevated reading outcomes for all learners. She is the co-author of, “The Gift of Playful Learning”, a resource for educators that highlights culturally relevant approaches to support play-based learning in the early years. Angelique is passionate about infusing issues of Equity and Social Justice into Early Years classrooms using play-based approaches to learning. She graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology. She has been a curriculum writer and substantive editor for many documents for the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. Angelique is the recipient of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Excellence in Teaching Equity Award, 2009 and The Toronto District School Board’s Celebrating Excellence in the TDSB Award for Program/Project Excellence, 2010 along with a team of educators. She is also the recipient of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Writer’s Award for Women’s Programs for 2019 for her article, “Sisters in the Struggle: Racialized Women and Microaggressions in the Workplace,” published in ETFO Voice. Angelique is a dynamic facilitator and Educational Consultant for the Coaches Corner EY.

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