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SPELD NSW celebrates 50 years supporting children with learning difficulties.
SPELD NSW is delighted to receive a $10,000 grant from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
SPELD NSW supports the Year One phonics and numeracy check, it is an important tool that schools can use to identify students who need early intervention and support.
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Meet Veronica – SPELD NSW Professional Learning Manager
October 28, 2020
Veronica Alexander joins the team at SPELD NSW as our new Professional Learning Manager.
SPELD NSW Employment Opportunity – Office and Professional Learning Administrator
October 15, 2020
Come and join the SPELD NSW team as our Part-Time Office and Professional Learning Administrator!!
Enrolments now open for the Teachers Certificate Course 2021
October 13, 2020
With 60 hours of NESA accredited professional learning, The SPELD NSW Teachers’ Certificate Course is suitable for Learning Support teachers, Primary School Classroom teachers, High School literacy and support teachers, new graduates and specialist tutors.
SPELD NSW School Essentials: New Online Professional Learning
October 13, 2020
New Professional Learning modules focusing on developing teacher discipline knowledge in literacy and numeracy. Bridging the gap between contemporary research and pedagogy and supporting teachers in adopting evidence-based instruction to benefit ALL students. First online event coming 22nd October.
Macquarie Uni Term 4 Webinars: Anxiety and Working Memory
October 6, 2020
Macquarie University’s final two zoom workshops for Term 4 will be in November 2020. Anxiety in poor readers: Evidence, assessment, and intervention on 9th November and Working memory and reading difficulties on 25th November.
Decodable phonics-based reading online events for NSW Teachers
September 24, 2020
Two webinars from Oxford University Press exploring decodable phonics-based reading. 28 October for NSW educators in preparation for the Phonics Screening Check and 11 November for all Australian educators to learn more about Oxford’s decodable phonics-based reading texts.
Have Your Say – Help Us Improve Support for Students with Learning Difficulties
August 27, 2020
We are very interested in hearing about the experiences of parents, caregivers and teachers of children with learning difficulties, as well as students who have learning difficulties, to help us respond to the Disability Standard for Education Review.
Learning Links Webinars for teachers – Term 3 & 4, 2020
August 25, 2020
Learning Links have a range of upcoming webinars and NESA Accredited online workshops in Terms 3 and 4, to empower teachers in primary and high schools to improve the outcomes of students with learning difficulties.
Lois Williams, Honorary Member of SPELD NSW
August 25, 2020
Lois was an Honorary Member of SPELD NSW and we join with the whole SPELD NSW community in remembering her remarkable achievements and sending our condolences to her family.
4th Annual Reading League Conference (online)
August 18, 2020
TRL’s 4th Annual Conference will be held online, starting 27 October 2020. This years topic is The Science of Reading: Now More Than Ever. See 2 Keynote and 18 breakout presentations, all will be be recorded to watch later. $99 USD.
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