Professional Learning in Parramatta

SPELD NSW offers a wide range of public professional learning from our office and other venues in Parramatta.

On this page, we have brought together all the different courses being offered in Parramatta to assist with booking professional learning that is convenient for you.

We look forward to you joining us at our evidence-based, practical and popular public professional learning workshops!!

The Fluency Puzzle: the next steps in reading from stage 1 to upper primary – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

22 June 2023

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

AUSPELD – UFLI Foundations Implementation Workshop

WHEN: 9:00AM - 3:30PM,

5 July 2023

In July, SPELD NSW will be hosting Dr. Holly Lane and Dr. Valentina Contesse of the University of Florida Literacy Institute for a day of professional learning focused on the implementation of UFLI Foundations.

Talk for Writing 2 Day Face-to-Face Essentials Workshop – Parramatta

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

27 July 2023

This two day face-to-face professional development workshop offers an overview of the Talk for Writing approach and provides opportunities for hands-on participation in this exceptionally effective instructional approach for teaching written expression.

Teaching Reading in the Early Years – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00am - 3.30pm, 3 days starting on,

1 August 2023

Learn how to plan, implement and assess early reading skills through explicit, systematic and differentiated instruction, consistent with the new NSW English K-2 syllabus.

Literacy Summit: The reading research to practice continuum – current findings and new developments

WHEN: 9:00am - 2:00pm,

3 August 2023

In this half-day special event, Professor Kate Nation (UK), Professor Genevieve McArthur (Australia) and Associate Professor Saskia Kohnen (Australia) will consider the implications of research on practice in the field of literacy and learning.

Evidence-Based Reading in Action – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

10 August 2023

A hands-on course that helps teachers bring evidence-based reading instruction to life in their classrooms!

From Words to Texts: Strategies to Support Reading Difficulties – Parramatta

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

17 August 2023

Learn about targeted strategies to add to your reading instruction tool box!

Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work – Parramatta

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

21 August 2023

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

What the English K-2 Syllabus Looks Like in the Classroom: Understanding Key Concepts and Outcomes – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

23 August 2023

Get to know the key concepts in the new K-2 English Syllabus and understand how to support student outcomes in the classroom.

Words to Wonder: Building Vocabulary to Support Reading Comprehension – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00am - 3.30pm, 2 days starting on,

30 August 2023

Learn how to build language and reading comprehension through effective (and fun!) vocabulary instruction.

The Fluency Puzzle: the next steps in reading from stage 1 to upper primary – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

7 September 2023

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

Making Spelling Stick: Explicit Planning and Instruction – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00am - 3.30pm, 2 days starting on,

12 September 2023

Learn how to plan explicit spelling units in line with a systematic scope and sequence.

Teaching Reading in the Early Years – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00am - 3.30pm, 3 days starting on,

4 October 2023

Learn how to plan, implement and assess early reading skills through explicit, systematic and differentiated instruction, consistent with the new NSW English K-2 syllabus.

The Fluency Puzzle: the next steps in reading from stage 1 to upper primary – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

24 October 2023

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

Teaching Reading in the Early Years – Parramatta

WHEN: 9:00am - 3.30pm, 3 days starting on,

30 October 2023

Learn how to plan, implement and assess early reading skills through explicit, systematic and differentiated instruction, consistent with the new NSW English K-2 syllabus.

What the English K-2 Syllabus Looks Like in the Classroom: Understanding Key Concepts and Outcomes – Parramatta

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

1 November 2023

Get to know the key concepts in the new K-2 English Syllabus and understand how to support student outcomes in the classroom.

From Words to Texts: Strategies to Support Reading Difficulties – Parramatta

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

3 November 2023

Learn about targeted strategies to add to your reading instruction tool box!

Sounds-Write Face-to-Face Workshop – Parramatta

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

7 November 2023

Sounds-Write is an evidence-based highly structured, synthetic, linguistic phonics program utilising an exciting and highly successful approach to the teaching of reading and spelling.

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