Online SLD Professional Development Course

SPELD NSW will soon be offering an online professional development course (formerly known as the 'Teacher Skills Package') for tutors and primary teachers in early identification and management of children with specific learning difficulties (SLDs). This course is recognised as equivalent to 4 hours of training. Certificates will be provided on successful completion of the course.

Topics covered:

  • characteristics of SLD
  • identification of SLD
  • who can help
  • teaching and learning across syllabus outcomes
  • accommodations and instructional adjustments
  • age appropriate classroom strategies.

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If you are after something more indepth we have positions available in our SPELD Professional Development Program 2012 intake. CLICK HERE to read more.

 

 

What is the SPELD NSW Online Course for Teachers?

Overview
The Teachers Skills Package (TSP) is an innovative online professional development resource aimed at classroom teachers of primary students across Australia and beyond. The TSP is recognised as equivalent to 4hrs face-to-face professional development. On successful completion of the online course, participants will be emailed an electronic certificate of achievement.

Aims of the TSP

  1. To assist primary teachers in recognising students who may have SLD and how to implement accommodations and age appropriate instructional adjustments to suit each child's identified educational and learning needs.
  2. To provide knowledge of school and other referal options so SLD students receive appropriate specialist support to help ensure these students are given full opportunity to reach their learning potential.
  3. To promote good practice within classrooms in keeping with syllabus outcomes, offering teaching ideas and strategies that will enhance the learning of students who have different learning needs.
  4. To raise awareness of SPELD NSW.

Course Structure
The TSP content is organised into topics, chapters and then pages. Each topic ends with a test to help ensure acquisition of topic knowledge. Each test must be passed before continuing to the next topic. Upon completion of the course you will be entitled to receive a completion certificate.
Background to the project
The initial SPELD NSW Literacy Skills Package, upon which this internet package is designed, was developed to assist primary classroom teachers in early identification of SLD.
This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training under the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Programme. The views expressed in these materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training.