Implementing SSP in Foundation Using PLD - April 2025 (QLD Brisbane)

What to teach? When to screen? How to cater for the range in ability?

This full-day seminar provides educators working within the Foundation year with the knowledge and tools required to explicitly target pre-literacy and early literacy in a systematic fashion. This seminar explains the implementation of PLD’s structured synthetic phonics programs (SSP) within the Foundation year. It outlines PLD’s targeted teaching and the associated tracking and reporting of skill development. The implementation of this preventative program aims to set up young learners for success in their literacy acquisition.

The presentation is recommended for all educators working within Foundation (WA).

The presentation outlines:

• How children typically read first, spell second and write third.

• The two core skills that enable a child to decode, the three core skills that facilitate early spelling and the range of skills that facilitate writing.

• Targeted pre-literacy skill development early in the school year, so that the prerequisites for literacy learning are established.

• Time efficient pre-literacy assessments as well as decoding and spelling assessments.

• The adoption of the PLD’s tracking sheets in order to establish a plan for the upcoming term.

• How to introduce reading, spelling and writing initially in a supported and early childhood manner.

• The instruction of high-frequency words and the relevance of decodable reading material.

• Short speech pathology-derived oral language targeted teaching which facilitates the ability to speak in grammatically correct sentences.

The Foundation school year is an important year of literacy learning. This seminar aims to equip teachers with knowledge and resources that will enable more students to receive a positive start to their schooling and literacy development.

Refund Policy

PLD maintains a 'no refund' policy, with the sole exception being the cancellation of a seminar by PLD. In all other cases of cancellation, individuals are encouraged to re-register for an alternative seminar. For cancellations made within less than 48 business hours, PLD will apply an administration fee of $25.00 and transfer the remaining balance to another seminar.

Cancellations

In the event of low registrations, PLD reserves the right to change this seminar to instead be delivered online. If this occurs, all registered users will be contacted via email to be advised of this and provided with the link to gain access to the online seminar which will take place at the same time as the initially-scheduled seminar. Any difference in price will be provided in the form of a credit note or refund if requested.

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