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Spelling Masterclass (Melbourne)

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Spelling Masterclass (Melbourne)

Sound Waves Literacy

About

The Masterclass has been specifically designed to give primary school teachers:

  • an in-depth knowledge of the English Sound System and the Spelling System, including phonemic awareness, synthetic phonics, morphology and etymology
  • proficiency in translating this knowledge into effective teaching practice
  • confidence in their ability to deliver a systematic, explicit and cumulative spelling program
  • awareness of how to assess students’ spelling progress.
Workshop schedule

The workshop will be hosted at EDSCO (Brisbane) and will run from 9am–3pm (including morning tea and lunch breaks).

Session Content Overview
Session 1

Sound System

  • Phonemes
  • Phonemic awareness
Session 2

Spelling System

  • 
Graphemes
  • Segmenting
  • 
History of English spelling
  • Regularity in English spelling
  • 
Helpful Hints for grapheme choice

  • Morphemes (roots, prefixes, suffixes)
  • Helpful Hints for suffix addition
Session 3

Sound Waves Spelling

  • Assessment and Remediation
  • A Week of Sound Waves Spelling
How to book your ticket

Download our Registration Form. Alternatively contact us if you have any questions: 07 5445 5749 or info@fireflyeducation.com.au.

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