SPELD NSW | Support for Specific Learning Difficulties

Supporting children and adults with specific learning difficulties

Information, learning and resources to support children and adults with specific learning difficulties

Between 1 and 3 students in every classroom in New South Wales may experience difficulties with learning. We can help.

SPELD NSW provides support, advice, learning and resources through the provision of professional learning and resources for educators, and advice, information and resources for families.

We are committed to early identification, effective intervention and support for children and adults with specific learning difficulties, like dyslexia.ย 

If you are teacher, interventionist or family member of a student who struggles with reading, writing, spelling or maths and you’re looking for support get in touch.

Upcoming Workshops

Ready to Read

Ready to Read: Explicit Phonics and Fluency in K-2 – Online

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

3 April 2025

A hands-on course that helps teachers bring evidence-based reading instruction to life in their classrooms!

Understanding Early Maths Development: Foundations, Assessment and Difficulties – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00 am - 3:00pm,

8 April 2025

This interactive, informative and practical workshop will explore the foundations of numerical and mathematical thinking, early assessment and prediction of students' arithmetic competencies and achievement, and what we know about Developmental Dyscalculia.

SPELL @ SPELD NSW Professional Learning – Online

WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm,

10 April 2025

Are you looking to learn more about SPELL @ SPELD NSW? Join us to learn more about the program and how to implement effectively in your classroom and school.

Online Bookshop

Purchase decodable readers, Understanding Learning Difficulties guides and other literacy and numeracy resources for schools, teachers, tutors, speech pathologists and families. Member Discounts available.ย ย 

Decodable Readers K-2

A wide range of quality decodable readers suitable for students in K-2, available in individual sets and Classroom Packs.

Intervention and Catch-Up Resources

Engaging and effective decodable readers and other resources for use with students who are working to catch-up their reading skills and undertaking intervention.

Literacy Resources

Resource books and guides including AUSPELD Understanding Learning Difficulties. Talk for Writing and Vocabulary resources and phonics games and activities.

Maths Games and Activities

Fun and effective range of maths games and activities.

Australia has a reading problem.

One third of Australian children can't read proficiently. SPELD NSW is working to close the literacy gap.

Support the work of SPELD NSW Infoline
Help us create free and low cost resources for families and teachers
Sponsor teachers to attend SPELD NSW Professional Learning Workshops

Latest News

Thank You Toyota Material Handling Australia

A big thank you to ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ for their generous donation! Their support will help provide vital assistance to families navigating specific learning difficulties. With this contribution, ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. At SPELD NSW, we believe every

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SPELD NSW Black Friday Sale

Black Friday Sale

Unlock Learning Potential: SPELD NSW’s Black Friday Sale As the year winds down, SPELD NSW is gearing up to empower educators and families with our biggest sale of the year! Our Black Friday Sale is not just about savings; it’s an opportunity to invest in resources and professional development that can transform the lives of

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spell@speldnsw

spell @ SPELD NSW

Exciting News for Educators! Introducing the comprehensive spellย @ SPELD NSW Parts 1-3 program! Elevate your teaching skills with our evidence-informed spelling program, designed by a team of specialist teachers, researchers, and interventionists. This program will equip you with the tools to support all learners effectively. Course Highlights: Part 1: Common long vowel spellings Key orthographic

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Thank You Toyota Material Handling Australia

A big thank you to ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ for their generous donation! Their support will help provide vital assistance to families navigating specific learning difficulties. With this contribution, ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. At SPELD NSW, we believe every

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SPELD NSW Black Friday Sale

Black Friday Sale

Unlock Learning Potential: SPELD NSW’s Black Friday Sale As the year winds down, SPELD NSW is gearing up to empower educators and families with our biggest sale of the year! Our Black Friday Sale is not just about savings; it’s an opportunity to invest in resources and professional development that can transform the lives of

Read more
spell@speldnsw

spell @ SPELD NSW

Exciting News for Educators! Introducing the comprehensive spellย @ SPELD NSW Parts 1-3 program! Elevate your teaching skills with our evidence-informed spelling program, designed by a team of specialist teachers, researchers, and interventionists. This program will equip you with the tools to support all learners effectively. Course Highlights: Part 1: Common long vowel spellings Key orthographic

Read more

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If you are looking for support for your family, yourself, your student or your school contact us.

AUSPELD strives to ensure that all Australian students are successful learners and that all teachers are equipped with the essential knowledge and skills they need. In the last 12 months, the state SPELDs have supported students and teachers Australia-wide:ย 

assisted and supported over 32,000 teachers and allied health professionals
30000
provided 857 days of evidence-informed training, Australia-wide
500
assisted and supported over 79,000 families and individual students
70000
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