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Live Online Professional Learning courses are available for you to complete from your school, office or home!

SPELD NSW offers professional learning in literacy, numeracy and learning difficulties to support explicit and evidence-based instruction and learning. Our practical courses provide teaching resources and strategies to support effective classroom instruction and intervention. Professional Learning courses are suitable for classroom teachers, school leaders, learning support teams, interventionists, and allied health professionals.

Upcoming Live Online Professional Learning

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.

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Understanding Blending for Word Reading – Individual Learning

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

23 October 2025

In this webinar, we will discuss blending strategies for single-syllable words and give you some tips to use in the classroom and intervention settings. Join us for some practical solutions to support strong word-reading skills!

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Assistive Technology for Reading and Writing – Individual Learning

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

30 October 2025

In this webinar, we will discuss the important role of Assistive Technology and explore the important features of a range of AT tools. We will give you some key points to consider when selecting and implementing AT tools for your classroom and at home.

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SPELL EXTRAS! Responding to the End of Term Assessment Data – LAUNCH – Online

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

16 June 2026

You have completed the end of Term Launch assessment and now you have a colourful spreadsheet! What do you do now? Join us for this important webinar on how to understand the data in front of you and how to use it to inform instruction moving forward.

Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work – Online

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

17 June 2026

An introduction to English morphology and what this means for teaching spelling in our classrooms.

Understanding how we learn to read for parents and carers (Insights Series For Families) – Online

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

18 June 2026

Parents, carers and friends, join us for this webinar to learn about some of the key facts around how humans learn to read. This is a perfect first webinar for those with children starting out at school for the first time, or if you have concerns about your older child’s reading and you want some insights into the mystery of learning to read!

The Fluency Puzzle: the next steps in reading from Years 3 to 6 – Online

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

19 June 2026

Develop your understanding of fluency and learn a range of strategies to support fluent reading across 3-6.

SPELL EXTRAS! Responding to the End of Term Assessment Data – Parts 1-4 – Online

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

23 June 2026

Congratulations on completing the end of Term SPELL assessment. Now let’s make a plan! Join us for this webinar to learn how to interpret the spreadsheet and plan for how you to are going to embed additional support for those students who need it and what you can do if lots of students are struggling with a particular concept of you are not seeing transfer into their writing!

Talk for Writing: 2 Day Introductory Workshop – Online

WHEN: 9:00 am - 3:30pm, 2 days starting,

25 June 2026

This two-day ONLINE introductory workshop offers teachers an overview and provides opportunities for hands-on participation in the steps of this exceptionally effective instructional approach.

Understanding How Word Reading Assessments Inform Literacy Intervention (Insights Series For Specialists) – Online

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

1 July 2026

Allied Health professionals and specialist interventionists! Let’s look at some simple (free) assessment tools that you should be using in your practice to inform your reading intervention.

The Fluency Puzzle: the next steps in reading from Years 3 to 6 – Online

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

28 July 2026

Develop your understanding of fluency and learn a range of strategies to support fluent reading across 3-6.

Running Effective Small-Group Reading in the Primary Classroom (Insights Series For Primary Teachers) – Online

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,

30 July 2026

Join us to learn how to get the most out of any small group reading you do with your students.

How to use SPELL lessons and resources in the classroom (Afternoon Session) – Online

WHEN: 12:30pm - 3:30pm,

31 July 2026

Join us for this half day afternoon session to learn how to get the most out of the SPELL scripts and activities.

How to use LAUNCH lessons and resources in the classroom (Morning Session) – Online

WHEN: 9:00am - 12:00pm midday,

31 July 2026

Attend this half day morning session on implementing the explicit instruction scripts with your students!

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.

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