Explicit and Systematic Teaching of Phonics – The Basics 2024

Learning Focus
Australian Curriculum
Mode
Face-to-face
Start Date
16 May, 2024
Enrol by
2 May, 2024
Program Description

This program is for early career teachers, those new to teaching in the Prep – Year 2 classroom, and current Prep – Year 2 teachers wishing to update their skills.

This professional learning will support Prep to Year 2 teachers to build their professional content and pedagogical knowledge in the area of early reading and writing. It will be connected to the Reading Priority, the DECYP Phonics Scope and Sequence and the Australian Curriculum v9 and include:

  • phonological and phonemic awareness
  • concepts of print and the alphabetic principle
  • grapho-phonic relationships
  • explicit teaching of the phonics component of reading and writing
Program Outcomes

Participants will:

  • increase their pedagogical content knowledge.
  • build curriculum knowledge and understand the progression of learning in phonics.
  • plan, teach and reflect on explicit phonics lessons.
Australian Professional Standards

Teachers

  • Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
  • Standard 2 – Know content and how to teach it
  • Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
Location, Date & Time

This program is delivered in a three-day face-to-face mode with optional drop-in sessions. Participants are required to attend all three face-to-face sessions. It will be delivered 4 times across the state with a single enrolment for each region. The South region has two options, participants only need to enrol in one of them.

Terms 1, 2 & 3

South (Option 1) Professional Learning Institute – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Tuesday 20 February 2024
  • Tuesday 14 May 2024
  • Tuesday 6 August 2024

South (Option 2) – Professional Learning Institute – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Wednesday 21 February 2024
  • Wednesday 15 May 2024
  • Wednesday 7 August 2024

South (Option 3) – Professional Learning Institute – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Thursday 16 May 2024
  • Tuesday 25 June 2024
  • Thursday 08 August 2024

North-West – paranaple convention centre – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Tuesday 27 February 2024
  • Tuesday 7 May 2024
  • Tuesday 30 July 2024

North-West – (Option 2) paranaple convention centre – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Wednesday 8 May 2024
  • Thursday 20 June 2024
  • Wednesday 31 July 2024

North – Tailrace Centre – 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

  • Thursday 29 February 2024
  • Thursday 9 May 2024
  • Thursday 1 August 2024