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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 LearningÂ
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.
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!
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.
Building Effective Daily Literacy Routines (Insights Series For Primary Teachers) – Individual Professional Learning
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
28 May 2026
One of the cornerstones of explicit instruction are predictable routines. What can that look like in your classroom? In this webinar we will talk about some top tips for planning and implementing effective routines in your context.
SPELL EXTRAS! Responding to the End of Term Assessment Data – Parts 1-4 – Individual Professional Learning
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
16 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!
Understanding how we learn to read for parents and carers (Insights Series For Families) – Individual Learning
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
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!
SPELL EXTRAS! Responding to the End of Term Assessment Data – LAUNCH – Individual Professional Learning
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
23 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.
Understanding How Word Reading Assessments Inform Literacy Intervention (Insights Series For Specialists) – Individual Professional Learning
WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed
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.
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.
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 this FREE webinar 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 – Let’s Learn Together – Understanding How Individual Learners, Teachers and Tutors can Engage with SPELD NSW
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
15 September 2026
Join us to learn about the exciting new way that individual learners can access quality professional learning and resources at SPELD NSW. Now you can enjoy excellent content and resources at your own pace and at the point of need!
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.