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Melbourne / Mentone
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FEBRUARY 2012
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BOOKING FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED
The aim of the programme is to introduce ideas on teaching reading and writing that emphasise language and phonology. The session will explain ideas that add value and actually work. The first part of the day is how to teach the sounds of the English language and how to deconstruct spoken words to improve reading and spelling. The second part of the day is how to teach “3 bears” practical phonics – not too hot, not too cold, just enough.
Presenter: Associate Professor Ruth Fielding-Barnsley (University of Tasmania)
and Professor Tom Nicholson (Massey University New Zealand)
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Date: Friday February 24th, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $125 (Inc GST)
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MARCH 2012
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This seminar will give participants a better understanding of Auditory Processing in order to help children who have problems with listening and/or learning in the classroom and elsewhere.
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Date: Monday March 5th, 2012
Time: 7.30 - 9.30pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non - Members
Getting it Right in Prep with Maureen Pollard
The first year of school is extremely important for early learners.
We know that if the foundation skills of reading, writing and spelling are taught explicitly in a multi-sensory approach, then all children have the best start. In this practical, hands-on workshop Maureen Pollard will explain the skills of phonemic awareness and phonics and how to teach all Prep children for the best outcomes. Maureen will also explain the use of decodable text – what it is and why it is successful.
Participants will be introduced to activities that they can implement in the classroom the following day. This 2-hour session is suitable for Prep teachers, special education teachers and parents.
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Date: Wednesday March 7th, 2012
Time: 7.00 - 9.00pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non - Members
The 4 day course with Dr Daryl Greaves and Michelle Hutchison
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenters: Dr. Daryl Greaves & Michelle Hutchison
Dates: Saturday 17th, Monday 19th, Saturday 24th, Monday 26th, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $990 (inc GST)
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter: Michelle Hutchison
Date: Wednesday March 21st, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $250 (Inc GST)
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APRIL 2012
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The 4 day course with Dr Daryl Greaves and Michelle Hutchison
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenters: Dr. Daryl Greaves & Michelle Hutchison
Dates: Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th and Friday 13th of March, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $990 (inc GST)
Getting it Right in Prep with Maureen Pollard
Participants will be introduced to activities that they can implement in the classroom the following day. This 2-hour session is suitable for Prep teachers, special education teachers and parents.
Maureen Pollard is a Special Education teacher, literacy consultant and writer. Her workshops focus on specific strategies to build phonemic awareness and alphabet knowledge. Maureen has developed her ideas and resources from evidence-based literacy research and a lifetime of teaching literacy skills in England, Spain, South Africa and Australia. Unsurprisingly, teachers find her approach practical and easy to use in classrooms. Her publications include SoundCheck and Little Learners Love Literacy®.
Location:SPELD, Melbourne
Date: Tuesday April 24th, 2012
Time: 7.00 - 9.00pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non - Members
Maths Games for the Masses; Prep to Grade Six
Location:SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter:Chris Killey
Date: Friday 27th April, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $250 (INC GST)
Neuropsychology and Learning Difficulties
Location:SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter:Dr. Melinda Baker
Date: Monday April 30th, 2012
Time: 7.30 - 9.30pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non Members
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MAY 2012
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The Three Tiers of Teaching Literacy in the Early Years
The Response to Intervention model has been introduced in USA. It has three tiers of teaching to identify and implement programming needs for children with learning difficulties. Find out what the three tiers are and how they can be introduced in a school. A range of practical teaching resources and direct instruction programs will be discussed and how they can be used in the Three Tiers of Teaching approach.
Helen Kirkland is the Coordinator of Education Support at Tintern Girls Junior School, Ringwood. She is an experienced secondary, primary and pre-school teacher. Her broad experience gives her an understanding of the importance of explicit and practical approaches to teaching literacy skills.
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter: Maureen Pollard and Helen Kirkland
Date: Wednesday May 2nd, 2012
Time: 7.00 - 9.00pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non Members
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter: Michelle Hutchison
Date: Tuesday May 15th, 2012
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: $250 (Inc GST)
Come to this seminar to get practical ideas for helping children get what they know onto paper and to learn more about the developmental building blocks for handwriting. Find out how motor planning impacts on written expression and how self - regulation is crucial for learning.
Location: MENTONE - Mentone Primary School
Presenter:Lisa Scott
Date:Wednesday May 23rd, 2012
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non Members
In this seminar Dr. Nola Firth will present the international background to ‘dyslexia friendly’ schools and the research base for the critical importance of resilience in student success despite dyslexia. Andrew Bridge will share his experience of development of a ‘dyslexia friendly’ environment at the school that promotes such resilience. Success and Dyslexia : session for coping in the upper primary school, an integral part of this dyslexia friendly school structure, will be included in the presentation.
Location: SPELD, Melbourne
Presenter:Dr. Nola. Firth & Andrew Bridge
Date:Monday May 28th, 2012
Time: 7.30apm - 9.30pm
Cost: $30 Members / $45 Non Members
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JUNE 2012
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NEIL MACKAY WORKSHOPS
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Neil Mackay is an educational consultant who created the concept of Dyslexia Friendly Schools in the UK. He is an experienced teacher who has taught for 26 years, working with children of all ages with a wide range of needs and abilities.
Neil is known for his ability to bring the classroom into his training and for providing lively, entertaining and thought provoking opportunities for teachers and allied professionals to reflet on and develop their practice.He has written a number of bookson these topics.
Workshop 1 - Inclusive Education: Improving academic outcomes for all students with learning difficulties
Current estimates suggest that between 20% and 25% of Australian students experience learning difficulties and learning disabilities, afffecting their potential to achieve academically. Students within this group include those with attentional disorders, such as ADHD, those with pervasive development disorders, such as Asperger's Syndrome, and those with academic skill disorders, such as dyslexia and dysgraphia.
This workshop focuses on the knowledge and strategies required by mainstream teachers to ensure that students with learning difficulties are able to participate fully in classroom activities and successfully navigate the curriculum. The emphasis will be on providing teachers with a range of practical strategies that have been successfully implemented in multiple settings and across a range of age groups. Initially designed to meet the needs of students with dyslexia, these strategies have been found to assist all students struggling with learning difficulties and learning disabilities.
Location: TBC
Presenter: Neil MACKAY
Date: Wednesday June 6th, 2012
Time: 9.30AM - 3.30PM
Cost: $175 Members / $200 Non Members
Workshop 2 - Intensive Support for Students with Dyslexia
This workshop is designed for teachers who provide ongoing support to students with learning disabilities. Most of these students require small group or one-on-one remediation as well as a range of accommodations in the classroom.
The focus will be on the strategies required to assist struggling students as they attempt to develop competencies in reading and writing. There will be an emphasis on dyslexic learners who appear to be 'stuck' and the skills that can be taught to improve reading, spelling and information processing. These will include the use of metacognition, learning preference and assistive technology.
Location: TBC
Presenter: Neil MACKAY
Date: Thursday June 7th, 2012
Time: 9.30AM - 3.30PM
Cost: $175 Members / $200 Non Members
If you wish to attend both seminars the rate is as follows:
Members: 325 / Non Members $375
Bookings now open!
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The Specific Learning Difficulties (SPELD) Association of Victoria
