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 confidently 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!

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.

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Great discounts available with our register 5 for the price of 4 offer.

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Sessions start from just $51 for SPELD NSW Members ($60 for Non-Members). Purchase the series bundle and save! If you need an invoice for a school purchase order booking, please contact us.

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

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

18 August 2024

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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

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!

Yes

Schwa no More: Taking the stress out of teaching schwa! – 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!

Yes

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!

Yes

When Suffixes get to Work – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

10 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.

Yes

Teaching Suffixes: y, ly and en – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

17 February 2025

Make the world more descriptive with suffixes! In this on-demand professional learning course you will learn how to teach the high-frequency suffixes y, ly, and en in a simple and effective way. Plan and deliver impactful lessons.

Yes

Teaching Advanced Suffixes: ion and ure – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

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!

Yes

Advanced Morphology: Bound bases – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

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.

Yes

Explicit Spelling Instruction: I do, we do, you do – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

12 May 2025

In this course, we don’t focus so much on the ‘what’ but the ‘how’. We look at what a spelling lesson includes and how to be targeted and explicit in our instruction. We will discuss how to provide diminishing scaffolds and what independent ‘you do’ activities should look like.

Yes

Differentiating and Assessing Spelling – Individual Professional Learning

WHEN: On-demand course available from 5pm,

9 June 2025

Differentiating spelling can be complex but in this course, we have some clear suggestions on how to differentiate to ensure that students are always been appropriately challenged and supported. In this course, we will also look at how to effectively assess spelling.

Yes

Prices

Single webinars:

6 week registration: $60
12 month registration: $75
5 registrations for the price of 4 (12 months): $300

SPELD NSW Members receive 15% discount!

Referral database members can access an additional 10% discount – please contact us to access this discounted rate.

Starter Bundle with 12 months access:

Includes: The K–2 Literacy Block, The Phonics Lesson, Teaching How to Decode and Blend Words, and Daily Review.
Individual registration: $225 (4 for the price of 3)
5 registrations for the price of 4: $900

10 Webinar Bundle with 12 months access:

Individual registration: $375
5 registrations for the price of 4: $1500

SPELD NSW Members receive 15% discount!

Referral database members can access an additional 10% discount – please contact us to access this discounted rate.

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The SPELD NSW Spelling Series