Upcoming Courses!
Check out upcoming face-to-face and live online professional learning courses!
We thank you! When you choose to learn with SPELD NSW you are supporting our not-for-profit organisation to continue its work in supporting people with specific learning difficulties.
Reading Intervention Course – Applications Now Open for 2026!
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
30 November -0001
The Reading Intervention Course is SPELD NSW’s specialist course for educators and allied health professionals looking to offer small group and one-on-one tier 3 intervention in reading. This specialist course has new resources, new content and modules to help build your expertise to deliver evidence-based reading intervention for struggling readers.
Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work – Online
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm,
12 August 2026
An introduction to English morphology and what this means for teaching spelling in our classrooms.
Building Tiered Literacy Support (Insights Series For School Leaders) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
13 August 2026
School leaders join us to learn about structures that you can put in place to support effective resourcing for literacy support in your school.
Intervention for students with Poor Decoding in High School (Insights Series For Secondary Teachers) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
20 August 2026
Learn about some of the common causes of reading difficulties and what targeted intervention should look like in secondary settings.
Understanding Literacy Intervention (Insights Series For New/Graduate Teachers) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
27 August 2026
New and early career teachers, join us for an introduction to literacy intervention and what you can do as a classroom teacher to support your students.
UFLI Foundations Workshop – Canberra
WHEN: 8:45am - 3:45pm,
28 August 2026
UFLI Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program that introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading.
Knowing When Your Child Needs Help with Literacy (Insights Series For Families) – Online
WHEN: 1:00pm - 2:00pm,
10 September 2026
Parent, Families and Carers. Join us for tips on where reading difficulties occur and what you can do to help.
Assessing and Diagnosing Specific Learning Disorders – Online
WHEN: 11:30am - 2:30pm, 4 sessions starting,
11 September 2026
This online workshop is suitable for Psychologists with an interest in learning more about the assessment and diagnosis of learning disorders in the key areas of reading, written expression and mathematics.
FREE INFORMATION WEBINAR – School Partnerships and Parent Education Programs for Schools
WHEN: 12:00pm midday - 1:00pm,
18 September 2026
School leaders, SPELD NSW has some powerful solutions to support your school plans. We are excited to be announcing a new way of accessing our popular and highly regarded learning and resources and what we can do to support the specific needs of teachers, students and families at your school.
Understanding Reading Difficulty Profiles (Insights Series For Specialists) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
24 September 2026
Allied health professional and specialist tutors, let’s look at the different subtypes of reading difficulties and what you can do to support these students.
How English spelling works (Insights Series For Primary Teachers) – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
15 October 2026
Think English spelling is crazy? Teachers, join us to learn about how English spelling really works and get some tips on what they means for instruction!
SLD with Impairment in Mathematics: Defining Features and Effective Strategies – Online
WHEN: 11:00am - 5:30pm,
16 October 2026
This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the defining features of specific maths disorders and will focus on the functional impact of dyscalculia, demonstrating effective strategies for use both in and out of the classroom.
Interesting Community Events
Talking Literacy Webinars – Conversations with International Experts
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
1 January 1970
Exciting and thought-provoking webinar series from AUSPELD, featuring conversations with international experts as they share some of their acquired knowledge, key discoveries and thoughts for the future.
Think Forward Educators
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
1 January 1970
Think Forward Educators - a community of educators - teachers, school leaders, specialists, allied health professionals, parents and researchers.