How can we help?
SPELD NSW offers professional learning, resources and support to teachers and allied health professionals who work with children and adults with specific learning difficulties. Whether you work in private practice or schools you can access our services.
Educators, teachers, tutors, speech pathologists, psychologists and occupational therapists can join SPELD NSW and be part of a community choosing evidence based instruction for reading, writing, spelling and maths.
As a member of AUSPELD with a strong history of professional best practice you can count on SPELD NSW to keep you informed and up to date.
Professsional Learning
Due to the impact of COVID19 in our community, SPELD NSW is offering online professional learning.
SPELD NSW provides professional learning for teachers, tutors, speech pathologists and psychologists. Our workshops focus on evidence-based literacy and numeracy instruction and best-practice approaches to teach and support students with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia.
Sounds-Write Face-to-Face Workshop – 4 Days, Newcastle, April 2022
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm, starting,
11 April 2022
Parent Webinar – Understanding Learning Difficulties
WHEN: 7:00pm - 8:30pm,
9 March 2022
Talk for Writing 2 Day Essentials Workshop – Online
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm starting,
17 March 2022
Literacy Essentials Online: Science of Reading Essentials
WHEN: 3:30pm - 5:30pm,
3 March 2022
Sounds-Write Face-to-Face Workshop – 4 Days, Port Macquarie, April 2022
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm, starting,
11 April 2022
Sounds-Write Face-to-Face Workshop – 4 Days, Wollongong, February 2022
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm, starting,
15 February 2022
Teachers' Certificate CourseREGISTRATIONS OPEN for 2021 Teachers' Certificate Course The SPELD NSW Teachers’ Certificate Couse is a highly regarded Professional Learning program aimed at developing teacher understanding of Specific Learning Difficulties and effective, evidence-based instruction in Literacy and Numeracy. The course is focused on language and literacy development, with individual modules on Oral Language and Phonemic Awareness, Reading & Phonics, Spelling, Handwriting and Morphology, Writing Ideation & Grammar. One module is dedicated to understanding core Numeracy skills and Specific Learning Difficulties in Mathematics.
Join SPELD NSW - Your membership directly supports ongoing advocacy, continued professional learning, family support and the SPELD NSW Infoline.
Membership benefits for you
- Discounts at the SPELD NSW online store
- Member discounts on professional learning and parent workshops
- Stay Informed with Members e-News
- Access to the SPELD NSW library including a wide range of decodable readers
- Online Members' Resource Area with research, articles, blogs and videos
Membership options
Individual Membership
Tutor Membership
Tutor members receive additional discounts on professional learning.
Professional Membership
Professional members receive additional discounts on professional learning.