Queensland SPELD Seminars
PLD provides an Australian, evidence-based approach to Structured Synthetic Phonics (SSP) for primary school educators. Aligned with the Science of Reading, PLDโs SSP approach extends from the junior primary years through to the upper primary years and thereby facilitating a whole school approach. This full-day seminar outlines the explicit instruction of phonics, decoding, and spelling along with time-efficient tracking of student performance that informs the targeted teaching.
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This one-day seminar provides the theory, knowledge, and screening tools to ensure educators are equipped to maximise the literacy outcomes of Preparatory, Year 1, and 2 students.
With a focus on PLDโs evidence-based structured synthetic phonic approach to literacy, educators will be presented with phonic-based targeted teaching experiences for reading, spelling, and writing to transition into a more โeffortlessโ process.
The presentation outlines:
- Recommended for staff working within the junior primary this seminar explores:
- How to implement PLDโs structured synthetic phonics approach in Prep, Year 1 and 2.
- How children typically read first, spell second and write third.
- The two core skills that enable a child to decode, are the three core skills that facilitate early spelling and the range of skills that facilitate writing.
- Pre-literacy skill development early in the school year, so that the foundations for literacy are established.
- A time-efficient pre-literacy assessment to track skill development and readiness for reading and spelling.
- The teaching of decoding, fluency, and the relevance of decodable reading material.
- Time-efficient decoding and spelling assessments are designed to identify the range in ability so teachers can be more focused in their instruction.
- Phonic dictation is a medium to transfer phonic concepts into written work.
- Techniques to apply for poor (or reluctant) writers.
- A brief overview of the related real language instruction which facilitates the ability to speak in complex, grammatically correct sentences. This incorporates a focus on Narrative retelling and generation which is designed to increase comprehension and written expression ability.
Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of PLDโs scope and sequence for Preparatory to Year 6. This is PLDโs best-selling resource โPhonic and Sight Word Sequenceโ and is valued at over $70.00. This resource is central to establishing a whole school approach and consistency across year levels and across classrooms. It provides phonic concepts for Reception to Year 6 along with phonemic (and phonological awareness) skills, spelling rules, spelling words, high-frequency words, placement tests, term reviews, guidelines for explicit teaching, and screening options which can then be plotted onto PLD tracking sheets. The Phonic and Sight Word Sequence book can be viewed in full online by clicking on the link and then the cover.
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Early Years Seminar:
1 March – Brisbane
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