Workshop Content:
- Learn why some children learn differently
- Be aware of the signs and symptoms of specific learning difficulties in individuals
- Understanding the main weaknesses they share
- Develop a range of strategies to support students with specific learning difficulties in class in terms of:
- Organisation, reading, writing and spelling
- Know the basic skills required for reading and how a child learns to read
- Learn how to introduce and reinforce Phonemes, Phonics and High frequency Words
- Be informed about technologies to support students
- Be provided with free resources to download and games and activities to play
- Cognitive weaknesses – what these are, how to identify them and games and activities to help students learn strategies to overcome them
- Feel more confident about working with small group and individual students in terms of teaching reading and spelling
- Leave the workshop with increased confidence as well as tools that you can implement immediately
Course Details:
Dates: Friday July 15 and Friday July 22
Times: 9.30am-3.30pm each day
Location: SPELD Vic: 60 High St. Preston 3072
Cost: $370.00 FOR TWO DAYS
Morning tea, lunch and comprehensive handouts included.
Registration Closes: Friday July 8th
Payment is required 1 week prior to the scheduled starting date. Refunds will not be given less than 7 days from the course date.
