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The SPELD NSW Spelling Series

The SPELD NSW Spelling Series

This series of on-demand, self-paced courses is perfect for teachers, interventionists and speech pathologists looking to develop their own spelling content knowledge and learn some explicit instruction routines to confidentially teach students to become fluent writers!

In this series, we will learn about clever planning tricks, key spelling rules, orthographic patterns, morphology, and instructional routines that will make teaching spelling simple yet effective!

The first course will be available from 19 August 2024 with a new course released each month until June 2025! Register and get 6 weeks to access the course recordings and resources (and 180 days for the whole bundle!) to complete the professional learning when and where it suits you!

If you need an invoice for a school purchase order booking, please contact us with the number of teachers you would like to book into the courses and we can send you the invoice and the booking details.

Looking for In-school professional learning for your team?

Purchase a Team Learning Registration to a course and you can complete the professional learning as a team in your school or clinic at times that suit you! You can register for stand-alone courses or book the whole series for your team.

Check out this On-Demand Professional Learning in the Learning & Resources Hub!

Sessions start from just $90 for SPELD NSW Members ($110 for Non-Member). Purchase the series bundle and save! Team learning or individual learning options are available!

Teaching Long Vowels: Not everything all at once – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

19 August 2024

Teaching students how to spell words with long vowels can be tricky. In this course, we show you great tips and tricks to simplify spelling instruction to make it more effective and targeted. We don’t want you to have to teach 8 spellings for the /ay/ phoneme! So, what do you do instead? Join us and we will show you!

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Teaching Long Vowels: Not everything all at once – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

19 August 2024

Teaching students how to spell words with long vowels can be tricky. In this course, we show you great tips and tricks to simplify spelling instruction to make it more effective and targeted. We don’t want you to have to teach 8 spellings for the /ay/ phoneme! So, what do you do instead? Join us and we will show you!

Yes

Yes

The SPELD NSW Spelling Series – 10 Course Bundle – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: Series of on-demand courses with the first course available from 5pm,

19 August 2024

This series of on-demand, self-paced courses is perfect for teachers, interventionists and speech pathologists looking to develop their own spelling content knowledge and learn some explicit instruction routines to confidentially teach students to become fluent writers!

The SPELD NSW Spelling Series – 10 Course Bundle – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: Series of on-demand courses with the first course available from 5pm,

19 August 2024

This series of on-demand, self-paced courses is perfect for teachers, interventionists and speech pathologists looking to develop their own spelling content knowledge and learn some explicit instruction routines to confidentially teach students to become fluent writers!

Ending Spellings – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

16 September 2024

English loves word endings rules! There are some rules and patterns around how to spell word endings and here we cover the most common ones. Ck or c or k? Dge or ge? FLOSS? We will simplify these tricky generalisations and then show you a simple way to teach them!

Ending Spellings – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

16 September 2024

English loves word endings rules! There are some rules and patterns around how to spell word endings and here we cover the most common ones. Ck or c or k? Dge or ge? FLOSS? We will simplify these tricky generalisations and then show you a simple way to teach them!

Schwa no More: Syllables as a strategy for spelling – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

14 October 2024

As words get longer, so does our spelling headache. Not anymore! In this course we will show you some clever strategies for teaching polysyllabic words, as well as words that contain silent letters and yep- schwa! We will end the course with a demonstration of how to teach 2 syllable words and all their tricky bits!

Schwa no More: Syllables as a strategy for spelling – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

14 October 2024

As words get longer, so does our spelling headache. Not anymore! In this course we will show you some clever strategies for teaching polysyllabic words, as well as words that contain silent letters and yep- schwa! We will end the course with a demonstration of how to teach 2 syllable words and all their tricky bits!

Double or Nothing: The doubling rule – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

11 November 2024

To double or not to double. Now that’s an interesting question. In this course, we show you how to teach the doubling rules when adding a vowel suffix in a really simple way. We will look at how we can make this less overwhelming for students and set them up for success! Then we extend that to look at 2 syllable words and clarify how to teach this rule for those more complicated words!

Double or Nothing: The doubling rule – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

11 November 2024

To double or not to double. Now that’s an interesting question. In this course, we show you how to teach the doubling rules when adding a vowel suffix in a really simple way. We will look at how we can make this less overwhelming for students and set them up for success! Then we extend that to look at 2 syllable words and clarify how to teach this rule for those more complicated words!

When Suffixes get to Work – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

9 December 2024

Different suffixes can have different jobs. Identifying them and understanding their purpose is important knowledge for teachers and helps not just with spelling but with grammar and vocabulary. In this course, we take you on a metalanguage joy-ride through the world of suffixes! We will model simple ways we can communicate these complex ideas to students.

When Suffixes get to Work – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

9 December 2024

Different suffixes can have different jobs. Identifying them and understanding their purpose is important knowledge for teachers and helps not just with spelling but with grammar and vocabulary. In this course, we take you on a metalanguage joy-ride through the world of suffixes! We will model simple ways we can communicate these complex ideas to students.

Teaching Suffixes: y and ly – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

17 February 2025

Y and ly are 2 simple, high frequency suffixes that make the world a more descriptive place! In this course we show you how to plan for teaching these 2 important suffixes and how you can teach them to students in a simple yet effective way!

Teaching Suffixes: y and ly – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

17 February 2025

Y and ly are 2 simple, high frequency suffixes that make the world a more descriptive place! In this course we show you how to plan for teaching these 2 important suffixes and how you can teach them to students in a simple yet effective way!

Teaching Advanced Suffixes: ion and ure – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

17 March 2025

Have you ever heard someone say that they have a favourite suffix? No! Well you have now! ‘ion’ and ‘ure’ are suffixes we love talking about because it allows us to delve into some more complex considerations when teaching spelling in year 3-6. Which words you are going to use and how you will help students remember these spellings is all part of the challenge and the fun!

Teaching Advanced Suffixes: ion and ure – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

17 March 2025

Have you ever heard someone say that they have a favourite suffix? No! Well you have now! ‘ion’ and ‘ure’ are suffixes we love talking about because it allows us to delve into some more complex considerations when teaching spelling in year 3-6. Which words you are going to use and how you will help students remember these spellings is all part of the challenge and the fun!

Advanced Morphology: Bound bases – Team Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

14 April 2025

Advanced morphology has lots for stage 2 and 3 teachers to sink their teeth into! Working with more complex morphology and helping students understand morphological structures of words is engaging and fascinating. Learn how to teach these complex words in a direct and effective manner and how you can help students start transferring their new words into their writing.

Advanced Morphology: Bound bases – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

14 April 2025

Advanced morphology has lots for stage 2 and 3 teachers to sink their teeth into! Working with more complex morphology and helping students understand morphological structures of words is engaging and fascinating. Learn how to teach these complex words in a direct and effective manner and how you can help students start transferring their new words into their writing.

Prices

Registrations for single on-demand courses:

Non-members:
Individual registration: $110
Parent registration: $50
School or Clinic Team registration: $550

SPELD NSW Members:
Individual registration: $90
Referral Database member individual registration: $65
School or Clinic Team learning registration: $475

Access all 10 courses with this discounted 10-course bundle:

Non-members:
Individual registration to all 10 courses: $880
School or Clinic Team learning registration to all 10 courses: $2,750

SPELD NSW Members:
Individual registration to all 10 courses: $720
Referral Database member individual registration to all 10 courses: $495
School or Clinic Team learning registration to all 10 courses: $2,535