Improving students’ literacy outcomes is a shared goal for educators across Australia and research shows systematic synthetic phonics is the most effective learning method for students to achieve reading and spelling success.

In this workshop, you’ll examine the research on effective literacy instruction, see how Sound Waves puts it into practice, and leave with practical strategies to apply it across your school.

Who’s this for?

• educators looking for systematic synthetic phonics and word study resources to support an evidence-based approach to their literacy instruction
• educators new to using Sound Waves resources who want to maximise the program benefits and outcomes
• classroom teachers, learning support teachers and teacher aides
• stage leaders, literacy leaders and curriculum coordinators

What’s covered?

• an overview of the English spelling system 
• the evidence-based practices that underpin effective literacy instruction
• insights into evidence-informed practices for teaching reading and spelling
• a detailed look at the key areas of instruction required for literacy success – phonemic awareness, synthetic phonics, morphology and etymology
• an overview of the benefits of whole-school systematic synthetic phonics and word study instruction
• unpacking our curriculum-aligned Scope and Sequence, which builds from Foundation to Year 6
• a breakdown of an effective systematic synthetic phonics lesson, starting with explicit teaching and culminating with consolidation practice
• a look at how students learn to read and how Decodable Readers are an essential tool for building word recognition and fluency
• an introduction to the Sound Waves resources, which explicitly teach phoneme–grapheme relationships, focus concepts and early years reading instruction

Length of workshop

This workshop runs for a minimum of 60 minutes, and attendees will receive a Professional Learning certificate of participation.

Register now, or contact us if you have any questions.