Spelling & Writing - Professional Learning & Resources
Spelling & Writing Professional Learning & Resources
SPELD NSW has a great collection of professional learning and resources to support classroom teachers, interventionists, and school leaders who are working to implement explicit and evidence-based spelling and writing instruction.
Professional learning courses are designed to support classroom spelling instruction and students with spelling difficulties. They are available face-to-face, online, or on-demand and are suitable for classroom teachers and interventionists.
SPELD NSW also has a great collection of resources to support excellence in spelling instruction.
Access a wide range of Spelling and Writing Learning & Resources
Spelling & Writing Professional Learning Courses
The SPELD NSW Spelling Series
On-demand courses to help you develop spelling content knowledge and learn explicit instruction routines to confidentially spelling!
Simplifying Spelling in Years 1-6
Teach spelling generalisations with confidence!
Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work
An introduction to English morphology and what this means for teaching spelling in our classrooms.
Talk for Writing Courses
This two day professional development workshop offers an overview of the Talk for Writing approach and provides opportunities for hands-on participation in this effective instructional approach for teaching written expression.
Kick-Start Spelling Instruction for 2025
Preparing your team for explicit and evidence-based spelling instruction for 2025 with this free webinar.
Professional Learning about Spelling & Writing Difficulties
Professional Learning Courses and Webinars on Learning Difficulties
Professional learning courses and webinars about spelling and written expression difficulties.
SPELD NSW Teacher Certificate Course
The SPELD NSW Teacher Certificate Course is a highly regarded Professional Learning program aimed at developing teacher understanding of Specific Learning Difficulties and effective, evidence-based instruction in literacy and literacy intervention.
DSF Learning Difficulties Courses
SPELD NSW is happy to partner with DSF to deliver these engaging and informative webinars about identifying and supporting students with learning difficulties.
Resources to Support Spelling & Writing Instruction
Phonics and Morphology Scope and Sequence
The SPELD NSW Phonics and Morphology Scope and Sequence for Reading and Spelling. These documents are freely available for schools, teachers and interventionists to use to support their reading and spelling instruction.
SPELD NSW Member Phonic & Morphology Resources
These Phonics and Morphology Resources have been developed by SPELD NSW for teachers, interventionists, and parents to support students’ reading and spelling instruction and learning.
Literacy Resources and Activities
Literacy Resources and Activities to support spelling instruction and learning.
Upcoming and Available Spelling & Writing Courses
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!
Kick-Start Your School’s Spelling Instruction – Online
WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
13 November 2024
Preparing your team for explicit and evidence-based spelling instruction for 2025
Simplifying Spelling in Years 1-6 – Online
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm,
14 November 2024
Learn how to teach spelling so it sticks!
Mastering Morphology: Understanding How English Words Work – Online
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm,
22 November 2024
An introduction to English morphology and what this means for teaching spelling in our classrooms.
Simplifying Spelling in Years 1-6 – Online
WHEN: 9:00am - 3:30pm,
29 November 2024
Learn how to teach spelling so it sticks!
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.
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.
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.
Explicit Spelling Instruction: I do, we do, you do – Team 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.
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.
Differentiating and Assessing Spelling – Team 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.
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.