Free Webinars
Join us for a free 45-minute webinar on topics that support your implementation of a systematic, synthetic phonics approach to reading.
Assessment with the Sunshine Decodable Books
Ongoing assessment of children’s phonic knowledge and reading ability is essential for learning growth and to inform explicit teaching.
This webinar will cover:
- What assessment the program offers for phonics and the reading of unseen texts.
- How to use the assessment for initial screening to place children in the program.
- How and what to assess on an ongoing basis at each stage of the program.
- How to record results to show growth over time.
Date: Monday, 29 April
Time: 4.30pm – 5.15pm (AEST)
Duration: 45 minutes
Reading - What Parents Need to Know
Out with ‘Whole-Language’ and in with ‘Structured Literacy’ – What is all the fuss about?
This webinar will cover:
- What is structured literacy and a synthetic phonics approach?
- Why the change?
- What are the sounds and letters of the alphabetic code?
- The what and why of decodable books
- How to support your child to be a successful reader
Date: Monday, 6 May
Time: 7.30pm – 8.15pm (AEST)
Duration: 45 minutes
Handwriting - Putting Pencil to Paper
The importance of teaching handwriting through modelling and explicit teaching.
This webinar will cover:
- Why teach handwriting – is there Science behind it?
- Building blocks to writing readiness
- Hand dominance – left handers vs right handers – what’s the fuss?
- Pencil grip, posture, and paper position
- Letter formations and directionality – the sequence of strokes
- Locational cues and legibility
- Dysgraphia accommodations
- Modelling Handwriting – a lesson online
Date: Thursday, 6 June
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm (AEST)
Duration: 60 minutes
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About the Presenter: Beata Goldman
Beata is a skilled K-2 teacher with almost three decades of experience! Over the last nine years, Beata has concentrated her professional development on Early Years Literacy, gaining an in-depth understanding of the Science of Reading.
Her deliberate, systematic, and structured approach to phonics teaching has enriched her students' reading, spelling, and writing skills. In addition to her classroom contributions, Beata has been a mentor to fellow educators, delivering impactful professional development presentations and fostering collaborative learning experiences.
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