PLD Seminars Available Through SPELD SA: Reception, Year 1 & Year 2

Year Level: Foundation, Year 1 & 2, Years 3 to 6

Implementing PLD in the Junior Primary (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2)

This full-day online seminar provides educators working within Reception, Year 1 & 2 with the knowledge and tools required to explicitly target pre-literacy and early literacy in a systematic fashion. This seminar explains the implementation of PLD’s structured synthetic phonics programs (SSP) within the Foundation year. It outlines PLD’s targeted teaching and the associated tracking and reporting of skill development. The implementation of this preventative program aims to set up young learners for success in their literacy acquisition.

Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of PLD’s scope and sequence for Reception to Year 6. This is PLD’s best-selling resource ‘Phonic and Sight Word Sequence‘ 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 Excel/Google tracking sheets. The Phonic and Sight Word Sequence book can be viewed in full online by clicking on the link and then the cover.

Seminar Overview:

PLD’s structured synthetic phonics (SSP) approach is one of the evidence-based approaches recommended by AUSPELD. These full-day seminars outline the explicit instruction of phonics, decoding and spelling along with time-efficient tracking of student performance that informs the targeted teaching. 

Created to have a broad appeal, these seminars are relevant to all primary school staff involved in literacy learning:  School leaders, Literacy Coordinators, Literacy Support Staff, Reception – Year 6 teachers, and assistants. The outcomes for the day have been divided into different areas highlighting the key areas addressed for each person registering.

Check 2024 Dates and Register:

• Term 1: Monday 18th March 2024  (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2)
• Term 2: Monday 20 May 2024  (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2)
• Term 3: Monday 5th August 2024 (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2)

Registrations through SPELD SA’s website.

Click here to view the dates for the Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Seminar

Location:
This event is organised through SPELD SA.
2/259 Glen Osmond Road, Frewville SA 5063

Time:
Registration: 8:30am
Start / Finish: 8:45am – 2:45pm

Ticket Price:
$250 – SPELD SA Member’s discounts apply.

About the presenter:
Diana Rigg  (Ba. Arts (Ed), BaEd, CPP-Dyslexia (UK), MaEd, MaSpPath.)

Educator and Speech Pathologist and the Founder of PLD Promoting Literacy Development. 

Diana is a teacher, speech pathologist and a parent. Diana combines postgraduate education and speech pathology qualifications with an understanding of the education system. Diana’s work aim is to educate and equip those working with 3-11 year old children with specialised techniques, programs and assessment tools. This provides a platform for an innovative and practical approach to literacy. PLD has been recognised as a recommended SSP (Structured Synthetic Phonics) program nationally by AUSPELD. PLD was also recognised by Professor Louden (2015) in his ‘High Performing Schools’ research paper for the WA Department of Education. In 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 PLD was awarded the national award, Primary Publisher of the Year, voted by Australian teachers.