Keynotes, seminars, tailored workshops and coaching
Contact Dr Tessa Daffern to discuss professional learning options that can be tailored specifically for your context.
27 November, 2025: Online via Zoom
Extending spelling instruction for advanced writers
In this interactive workshop, attendees will participate in and learn how to design rich and engaging extension tasks that promote deep linguistic knowledge to extend advanced writers. The tasks capitalise on metalanguage and connect spelling instruction with reading and writing across all curriculum areas.
Thursday 27 November, 2025 (4:00pm to 5:00pm AEST)
$55 per person (incl. GST)
10 December 2025: Online via Zoom
Morphology in Action: Structured Teaching to Boost Spelling and Reading
Unlock the power of word structure and meaning in this evidence-informed workshop designed for school educators ready to elevate literacy outcomes. Through interactive learning and the latest research, you’ll explore how explicit morphological instruction boosts spelling accuracy, vocabulary depth, and reading comprehension.
Wed 10 December 2025 (3:30pm to 5:00pm AEST)
$132 per person (incl. GST)
November 2025: Online via Zoom
Differentiating and Assessing Spelling
Differentiated spelling instruction can be complex. In this workshop, Dr Tessa Daffern offers clear suggestions on how to ensure your students are always appropriately supported and extended in their learning. We will consider what constitutes quality spelling assessment and will look at how to effectively assess and monitor progress
Option 1: Wednesday 19th November 2025 (4:00pm to 5:00pm AEST)
Option 2: Tuesday 25th November (4:00pm to 5:00pm AEST)
$55 per person (incl. GST)
2nd December, 2025: Online via Zoom
Crossmapping:
A Multiple Linguistic Lenses Word Analysis Framework
In this practical workshop, learn about the what, why, when and how to implement ©Daffern’s cross-mapping task: a multiple linguistic lenses framework.
Build your confidence and capacity to effectively teach vocabulary and spelling using Daffern’s research-based framework for structured word analysis. Worked examples will be unpacked, and participants will be mentored as they complete and share their own word analysis task.
Tuesday 2nd December, 2025 (4:00pm to 5:00pm AEST)
$55 per person (incl. GST)
March 2026: Online via Zoom
Explicitly teaching the components of spelling
In this 4-part practical course, build your pedagogical content knowledge to implement explicit spelling instruction using a multi-tiered system of support grounded in Triple Word Form Theory
Workshop 1: Tue 3 March 2026 (3:30pm to 5:00pm AEST)
Workshop 2: Wed 4 March 2026 (3:30pm to 5:00pm AEST)
Workshop 3: Tue 10 March 2026 (3:30pm to 5:00pm AEST)
Workshop 4: Wed 11 March 2026 (3:30pm to 5:00pm AEST)
$275 per person (incl. GST)
Tailored School Workshops
Getting the most out of the CoSTEY & CoST Dashboards
Dr Tessa Daffern offers online and/or face-to-face tailored professional development so that teachers can get the most out of the CoSTEY Dashboard and/or the CoST Dashboard.
Designed to suit your current school context, professional development workshops can either be used to refine your existing implementation across the school or to introduce teachers to an explicit, linguistic-focussed approach to spelling instruction using the CoSTEY Dashboard (for the first 3 years of school) and/or the CoST Dashboard (for Years 3 to 6, or for secondary school students requiring intervention).
Dr Tessa Daffern has engaged with many schools across Australia, as well as the following organisations and education departments:
