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

In this workshop, you’ll hear insights into evidence-informed practices and receive practical recommendations on how your school can improve its spelling and reading outcomes using Sound Waves Literacy resources.

Who is this for?

• educators looking for a new systematic synthetic phonics program or those new to using Sound Waves Literacy resources
• 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
• 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 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 Literacy resources which explicitly teach phoneme–grapheme relationships, focus concepts and early years reading instruction

This workshop runs for about one hour, and you’ll receive a PD certificate of participation. Register now, or contact us if you have any questions.