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What the English K-2 Syllabus Looks Like in the Classroom

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

Learn about the core terminology and concepts of the new NSW English K-2 Syllabus and how to interpret stage outcomes in K-2.

What is this course about?

In this 1-day professional learning workshop you will learn about the core terminology and concepts of the new NSW English K-2 Syllabus. Through a range of practical and hands-on activities teachers build their confidence and professional knowledge of the content in reading and spelling. We will also understand how to interpret stage outcomes in K-2 and what strategies can be implemented in the classroom to support students in achieving those outcomes.

Why should I do this course?

If you are a teacher of students in K-2 and you are looking for strategies to help you teach cores skills of reading and spelling in the new NSW English K-2 syllabus, then this is the course for you!

Who should do this course?

K-2 classroom teachers
Early career teachers who are keen to build their understanding of terminology and concepts of the new syllabus
Leaders seeking to understand how to best support the implementation of the new syllabus
Learning support teachers and interventionists looking to support students in those early reading skills

What will I get from this course?

A bank of activities to take away and try in your classroom!
A guide to terminology and concepts
Take-away resources for you to keep building your own knowledge

NESA Accreditation

This course is accredited with NESA

Completing What the English K-2 Syllabus Looks like in the Classroom will contribute 5 hours and 30 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing Standard Descriptor(s) 2.1.2, 2.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

But which words? Selecting Words for Vocabulary Instruction Webinar Recording

WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:45pm,

17 June 2024

In this webinar, we go beyond sorting words into vocabulary tiers. We will show you how to select words for deep vocabulary instruction and provide you with a model for teaching these great words in your classrooms. You will walk away with some inspiring ideas for how to bring vocabulary to life in your setting!

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How we Learn to Read Webinar Recording

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

22 June 2024

In this webinar, you will learn about some of the very important and fascinating evidence that informs our understanding of how our brains become literate. If you want to understand the WHY behind the NSW English Syllabus then this session is for you! 

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Maths with Judy Hornigold – 8 Course Bundle

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

23 June 2024

This series of courses from maths expert Judy Hornigold addresses fundamental maths skills and mathematical learning and learning difficulties. Great professional learning for early years teachers, interventionists and school leaders.

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Multiplication and Division – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course looks at what concepts children need to understand to multiply and divide and the properties of these operations. It then explores the concept of key facts, derived facts and fluency, before looking at the different models of multiplication and division.

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Place Value – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course explains the complexity of the skills needed to understand our place value system. It looks at the unitising principle, confusion over tens, ‘teens and ‘ty’, and the importance of zero. The course ends with an explanation of the Gattegno chart and links to decimals and percentages.

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Introduction to Dyscalculia – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course will explain the nature of dyscalculia and how it differs from more general maths learning difficulties. Indicators of dyscalculia will be detailed together with a review of current screening tools for dyscalculia. The course will also explore a range of strategies to support children with dyscalculia.

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Maths and Dyslexia – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This course will explain how dyslexia can impact on maths attainment and how the strengths of the dyslexic learner can be harnessed to support maths attainment. We will look at the role of working memory and processing speed in maths as well as the impact of reading issues when working with word problems.

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Metacognition and Maths – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This course will explore the importance of metacognition in maths (and learning in general). It will detail what metacognition is and how to develop metacognitive awareness. Strategies for using metacognition in problem solving will also be explored.

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Bar Modelling and Word Problems – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course explores problem solving approaches, including Newman’s and Polya’s procedures. Then bar modelling is explained with several examples before moving on to number less word problems, the 3 reads strategy and finally goals free problems.

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Addition and Subtraction – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course looks at what concepts children need to understand to be able to add and subtract and the properties of these operations. It then explains the different models of addition and subtraction.

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Manipulatives – Maths with Judy Hornigold

WHEN: Time and date to be confirmed

24 June 2024

This short course explains the importance of using a wide range of manipulatives when teaching maths. The specific manipulatives covered in the session are Cuisenaire rods, two-coloured counters, ten frames, base ten materials (MAB) and Numicon.

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Making Spelling Stick: Explicit Planning and Instruction – Parramatta

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

31 July 2024

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

UFLI Foundations Workshop – Parramatta

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

2 August 2024

UFLI Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program that introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading.

Assessing and Diagnosing Specific Learning Disorders – Online

WHEN: 11:00am - 2:00pm, 4 sessions starting,

2 August 2024

This online workshop is suitable for Psychologists with an interest in learning more about the assessment and diagnosis of learning disorders in the key areas of reading, written expression and mathematics

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

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

15 August 2024

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

Evidence-Based Reading in Action – Online

WHEN: 9.00am - 3.30pm,

16 August 2024

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

Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work – Newcastle

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

16 August 2024

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

The SPELD NSW Spelling Series – 10 Course Bundle

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

18 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!