In Person: Albury, NSW
A multi-tiered system of support for teaching the components of spelling in years 3 to 6
In this workshop, Dr Daffern introduces you to a high-quality, multi-tiered system of support for teaching the components of spelling in Years 3 to 6
Tuesday 15th October 3:45 to 5:45pm ($77)
St Patrick’s Parish Primary School Albury, NSW
Online via Zoom
Maximising Multi-tiered Spelling Instruction Using the CoST Dashboard
This one-day Professional Learning Workshop aims to build teacher capacity by introducing teachers to an explicit, structured and multi-tiered approach to teaching spelling.
Thursday 24th Oct 2024 (9am-3pm AEST via Zoom $330)
Thursday 6th Feb 2025 (9am-3pm AEST via Zoom $330)
In Person: Rotorua, New Zealand
Explicitly teaching the components of spelling: An evidence-based approach
In this workshop, build your pedagogical content knowledge to implement explicit spelling instruction using a multi-tiered system of support. Informed by her extensive research and coaching, Dr Daffern draws on Triple Word Form Theory to provide examples of targeted spelling instruction that connect with instruction in handwriting, vocabulary and sentence-level grammar.
Thursday 13 February 2025 – 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Malfroy School, Rotorua, NZ ($200 AUD)
In Person: Canberra, ACT
Effectively Teaching the Components of Spelling
An evidence-based approach
In this workshop, gain practical advice on teaching the components of spelling in an explicit and structured way. Learn how to connect spelling with sentence-level writing and respond to student learning needs based on objective, reliable and valid spelling error analysis data.
29 Jul 2024 (9:00am to 3:30pm)
21st Oct 2024 (9:00am to 3:30pm)
$330 (includes tea, coffee and a light morning tea and lunch)
Online via Zoom
Explicitly teaching spelling convention and strategies
Aligned with the new NSW English 3-6 syllabus
In this workshop, Dr Tessa Daffern will outline the essential orthographic and morphological conventions to teach. She will also explain how these conventions can be integrated into the teaching of phonological strategies and etymology in ways that simultaneously expand and deepen students’ vocabulary knowledge.
Bonus: Each workshop participant receives a FREE copy of The Little Compendium of Standard English Spelling (valued at $70)
Wed 25 Sept (3:30 to 6:00pm) $185
Online via Zoom
Explicitly teaching spelling and phonics
Aligned with the new NSW English K-2 syllabus
In this workshop, Dr Tessa Daffern will provide examples of how to integrate explicit and systematic teaching of phonics with the phonological, orthographic and morphological components of spelling in the Early Years.
Bonus: Each workshop participant receives a FREE copy of The Little Compendium of Standard English Spelling (valued at $70)
Tue 24 Sept (3:30 to 6:00pm) $185
Dr Tessa Daffern has engaged with many schools across Australia, as well as the following organisations and education departments:
