Building on the insights and recommendations introduced in Part 1 of this professional learning series, this workshop will delve deeper into strategies and resources to help you strengthen your instruction and drive literacy success in your school.

Who is this for?

• anyone who has attended our Part 1 of Effective Systematic Synthetic Phonics Instruction session
• classroom teachers, learning support teachers and teacher aides using Sound Waves Literacy
• stage leaders, literacy leaders and curriculum coordinators using Sound Waves Literacy

What’s covered?

• a review of the English spelling system and the key challenges it presents when teaching literacy
• the importance of the connection between reading and spelling
• a review of the key areas of instruction required for literacy success – phonemic awareness, synthetic phonics, morphology and etymology
• an in-depth look at our cumulative Scope and Sequence, which builds from Foundation to Year 6
• a detailed breakdown of a sample week of literacy lessons using systematic synthetic phonics, explicit teaching and targeted practice
• a look at how students learn to read and how decodable readers are an essential tool for building word recognition and fluency
• an overview of spelling and reading assessments, including an explanation about how to incorporate targeted remediation
• practical ideas to support and extend students who require differentiated instruction
• hands-on practice with segmenting and identifying tricky graphemes
• a deep dive into the range of Sound Waves Literacy resources to support effective instruction, including lesson slideshows, assessment and tools for differentiation

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.