This session will be held in Newtown, NSW. Teachers will need to bring their own device. Teachers will be sent materials the week prior and are recommended these are downloaded prior to session.
Not local? Email us to request a session closer to you.
What is the course about?
This practical course will focus on the use of authentic texts to teach phonics in the early years of school. It will demonstrate strategies for planning engaging, culturally responsive teaching and learning sequences that support each student’s development of phonics skills and vocabulary knowledge in a meaningful context.
Attendees will be using a range of approaches to teaching phonics in your classrooms and schools, with many using a synthetic phonics program with decodable texts. This course focuses on strategies you can use in conjunction with your existing phonics program. It provides criteria for selecting authentic texts and a range of strategies that support the explicit teaching of phonics in the context of understanding and creating meaning.
Examples of whole class and small group interactive experiences that enable students to explore and respond to texts, strengthen understandings of letter-sound relationships, and use language for a range of purposes will also be included.
Whilst the focus is on students in the early years of school, it is also relevant for students in Early Childhood, students with English as an additional Language and students with special needs.
Why participate?
Participants in this course will have the unique opportunity to:
- Integrate authentic texts into a phonics program.
- Plan engaging and culturally responsive teaching sequences.
- Support students in developing phonics skills and vocabulary knowledge in context.
- Implement whole class and small group interactive experiences.
- Strengthen students' understandings of letter-sound relationships.
Who should participate?
- Teachers - Years F - 2
- Teacher Librarians
- Early-career and Pre-service teachers
- Teachers of students who are EAL/D learners.
Please bring -
- Digital device/note taking materials
How does it work?
- Individuals: upon registration individuals will be sent a link to access the PL on our online learning platform.
- Group Booking (up to 25 staff): School account holder must email us the names, job titles and email addresses of teachers they wish to enrol. An invoice will then be provided for payment.
- PL Subscription: All PL subscription members receive member pricing for Face to Face PETAA courses. Ensure you are logged into your PETAA account to access member pricing.
- Cancellations without transfer of booking to alternative session received less than five working days before the course will incur a $50 cancellation fee per delegate and $25 for half day courses. For the full list of Terms and Conditions, please visit our page here.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Completing this course will contribute 5 hours (NSW - Elective PL) of Professional Learning addressing 1.2.2 and 2.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
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