Partnering with families to improve literacy outcomes
Parents play a vital role in every child’s learning journey. When schools and families share a common understanding of how children learn to read, spell and succeed at school, students benefit from consistent support both in the classroom and at home.
SPELD NSW’s Parent Education Programs help schools provide practical, evidence-based information to families in an engaging and accessible way.
Our sessions are designed to build parent confidence, strengthen home-school partnerships and empower families with simple, effective strategies they can use every day.
Whether you’re supporting beginning readers, older students experiencing literacy difficulties or families preparing for secondary school, our programs help schools extend learning beyond the classroom.
Our Parent Education Programs
Supporting Your Child's Reading Journey
Ideal for families of students in the early years of school. Parents will learn:
- How children learn to read
- Why explicit phonics instruction matters
- The Simple View of Reading explained
- How to support reading at home
- Choosing appropriate books
- Building fluency and confidence
- Supporting spelling and vocabulary development
Supporting Children with Literacy Difficulties
Designed for parents of students who require additional support. Topics include:
- Understanding dyslexia and other learning difficulties
- Evidence-based intervention
- Supporting reading, spelling and writing at home
- Building confidence and motivation
- Working effectively with your child’s school
Helping Older Students Become Successful Learners
Designed for upper primary and secondary families.
Parents will explore:
- Effective study habits
- Retrieval practice and memory
- Reading and vocabulary in secondary subjects
- Organisation and independent learning
- Supporting adolescents without creating conflict
Tailored Parent Education
Every school community is different.
We can tailor presentations to suit your school’s priorities, curriculum focus or parent community. Popular topics include:
- Preparing for Kindergarten
- Reading at home
- Supporting spelling
- Homework strategies
- Building language and vocabulary
- Supporting students with learning difficulties
- Transition to high school
Flexible Delivery
Our Parent Education Programs can be delivered:
- In person at your school
- Live online
- As part of a staff and parent education package
- Alongside school literacy implementation projects
Schools can choose a single presentation or incorporate parent education into a broader professional learning or implementation partnership.
We can help you plan how to best use our on-demand courses for whole school professional learning plans.
Why Schools Choose SPELD NSW
Our parent education sessions are practical, engaging and grounded in the latest evidence about literacy development.
Parents leave with:
- A better understanding of how children learn
- Practical strategies they can use immediately
- Greater confidence supporting learning at home
- A stronger partnership with their child’s school
By helping families understand the “why” behind classroom practice, schools can build greater consistency, stronger engagement and improved outcomes for students.
Pricing
Live Parent
Workshop
Ideal for school information evenings and parent engagement events. - One 90-minute face-to-face parent education session
- Non-Member $2,250
Live Online Parent Workshop
Live delivery with Q&A.More accessible for busy families.
- One 90-minute interactive online parent session
- Non-Member $1,495
Parent Education
Series
Schools choose three topics aligned with school priorities. - Three 90-minute live parent workshops delivered across the term/year
- Non-Member $6,000
Live Online Parent Education Series
Flexible option for geographicallydispersed communities.
- Three live online parent
workshops
- Non-Member $4,000
Whole School
Learning Partnership
One topic. Three audiences. One shared language.
- Leadership Session (90 min) + Staff Professional Learning (90 min) + Parent Education (90 min)
- Non-Member $5,950
Looking for a complete implementation package?
Parent Education Programs can also be included as part of our Grow and Thrive Professional Learning Partnerships, helping schools align teacher professional learning with parent engagement and whole-school implementation.