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Discover Devon Barnes' journey spanning over 60 years in speech pathology. As a dedicated professional member of SPELD NSW, Devon's retirement marks a milestone filled with insights on early intervention and her passion for remedying learning difficulties.
Thank you Wendy Coggins SPELD NSW Professional Member for an incredible 30 years supporting children with learning difficulties.
Think Forward Educators - a community of educators - teachers, school leaders, specialists, allied health professionals, parents and researchers.
At the March 2021 Annual General Meeting SPELD NSW Chair Rhonda Filmer presented three long-standing members with honorary Life Membership.
Anne Davis, Principal, Sophie Roberts, Deputy Principal Instructional Leader and Julie Mavlian, Learning & Support Teacher from Riverwood Public School share their involvement with SPELD NSW.
PosAbility Psychology and Learning Clinic offer specialised learning intervention for children with a range of learning difficulties.
This month Allambie Heights Public School Principal, Angela Helsloot shares their story about moving away from Reading Recovery to an evidence based synthetic phonics approach.
SPELD NSW Member Janelle Ryan tells us why she joined the Teachers' Certificate Course and SPELD NSW.
This month Bronwyn Macindoe Specialist Literacy and Maths Tutor tells us why she chooses the SPELD NSW Tutor membership.
SPELD NSW celebrates 50 years supporting children with learning difficulties.
Disability Rights In Education – LDC Term 4 Online Seminar
Learn about the interplay between disability and the education system. This seminar will offer participants practical skills and knowledge in understanding the interplay between disability ...
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spell@speldnsw
spell @ SPELD NSW
Exciting News for Educators! Introducing the comprehensive spell @ SPELD NSW Parts 1-3 program! Elevate your teaching skills with our evidence-informed spelling program, designed by a ...
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Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Each year, October is recognised worldwide as Dyslexia Awareness Month, a time to come together to raise awareness, share resources, and tell stories about dyslexia successes. Get ...
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SPELD NSW NEWS
SPELD NSW has exciting news to share in today’s newsletter!
SPELD NSW has exciting news to share in today’s newsletter! Launch of Parents Hub: A new Parents Hub is now available, offering essential resources to ...
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We are thrilled to launch the new SPELD NSW’s Parents Hub!
Designed specifically for parents, this Hub is packed with valuable information and resources to support your child's learning at home, especially if they need additional ...
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Dyslexia Awareness Month Free Understanding Dyslexia Course!
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! To help raise awareness, SPELD NSW is offering a FREE Understanding Dyslexia on-line course!
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SPELD NSW visit to Canberra
SPELD NSW is coming to Canberra with evidence based professional learning courses to support teachers, and Specific Learning Difficulty assessment opportunities for struggling students! 
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Professional Member Snapshot – Devon Barnes
Discover Devon Barnes' journey spanning over 60 years in speech pathology. As a dedicated professional member of SPELD NSW, Devon's retirement marks a milestone filled ...
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Launch of SPELD NSW Learning & Resource Hub!!
SPELD NSW is excited to launch the SPELD NSW Learning & Resources Hub!! This Hub will be the home for downloadable resources and on-demand learning ...
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Donate to support the work of SPELD NSW
Your donation goes directly to the work that we do to support families.  With your support, we can continue to offer free support to families ...
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The Spotlight: NEW Decodable Book Selector for NSW Department of Education GPC Instructional Sequence
SPELD NSW has published a new Decodable Book Selector to make it even easier for schools using the NSW Department of Educational GPC Instructional Sequence ...
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The Spotlight: Developing a Professional Learning model that works
School leaders, what is your professional learning plan this year? Having worked with many schools to support change in literacy practices, we wanted to share ...
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NEW Reading Decodable Books videos on YouTube!
Check out the SPELD NSW Reading Decodable Book series now available on YouTube. A great resource for both teachers and parents.
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SPELD NSW Launches the Teaching Reading in K-2 Webinar Series
SPELD NSW is excited to launch the Teaching Reading in K-2 Webinar Series. Short webinars for K-2 teachers and leaders about implementing evidence-based reading instruction ...
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The Spotlight – Phonics and Morphology: A Love Story 
The Spotlight - Phonics and Morphology: A Love Story. How phonics and morphology work together so English spelling makes sense!
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The Spotlight – There’s no such thing as an irregular word! 
What actually is an irregular word?? And how does that understanding impact our reading instruction?
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The Spotlight – Phonics: it’s not just about the sounds and letters!  
Phonics is not just about learning how phonemes or speech sounds relate to these squiggles we call letters. What else is involved in great phonics ...
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Vale Dr Donald Gillies
Don Gillies, a valued member of the SPELD NSW Board from 2009 to 2019, died on January 7. In 2021 he was conferred Life Membership ...
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The Spotlight – Kickstart your year in Kindy Literacy!
Great tips for setting up the year right for evidence-based literacy instruction in Kindergarten! Routines - phonics - handwriting and more!
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SPELD NSW Holiday Closure
The SPELD NSW team wishes you a safe and happy holiday season! The SPEL DNSW Bookstore, Office and InfoLine are closed from 20 December to ...
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Professional Member Snapshot – Devon Barnes

Discover Devon Barnes’ journey spanning over 60 years in speech pathology. As a dedicated professional member of SPELD NSW, Devon’s retirement marks a milestone filled with insights on early intervention and her passion for remedying learning difficulties.

Vale Dr Donald Gillies

Don Gillies, a valued member of the SPELD NSW Board from 2009 to 2019, died on January 7. In 2021

Think Forward Educators

Think Forward Educators – a community of educators – teachers, school leaders, specialists, allied health professionals, parents and researchers.

Member Spotlight Riverwood Public School

Anne Davis, Principal, Sophie Roberts, Deputy Principal Instructional Leader and Julie Mavlian, Learning & Support Teacher from Riverwood Public School share their involvement with SPELD NSW.

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