Past Events

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  Shaun Ziegenfusz - Supporting the 1 in 14 students with Developmental Language Disorder at school

  Details

  23 Sept 2024, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm AEST

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This webinar will address how to support school-aged students with DLD in the classroom. Includes Q & A.
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  Cath Fernando - Neuro affirming Practice

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  01 July 2024, 9:00 am – 11:00 am AEST

  Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This professional development keynote presentation will focus on sharing practical literacy and oral language intervention strategies for neuro diverse school age children. Includes Q & A.
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  Prof. Pamela Snow. Literacy growth in years 3-8. The reading comprehension assembly line.

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  12 Apr 2024, 9:00 am – 11:00 am AEST

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. Learn about the need for explicit and intentional reading support even once students are proficient in phonics skills. This is critical for years 3-8 to continue reading comprehension growth. Includes Q & A.
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  Getting spelling education right. Emina McLean

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  28 Sept 2023, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm AEST

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This webinar will focus on getting spelling education right. It covers assessing, progress monitoring, and teaching the essential skills to improve student spelling outcomes and maintain gains over time. Incudes Q & A.
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  Literacy intervention - Phonics and beyond

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  26 June 2023, 9:00 am – 11:00 am AEST

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This professional development webinar explores practical steps for working on phonics, morphology and vocabulary through the primary school years.
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  Neurodiversity in the classroom. Sandhya Menon - Developmental Psychologist

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  21 Apr 2023, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. Neurodiversity in the classroom. Teach the way they learn. Discover how to support autistic and ADHD students in the classroom, including an overview of the neurotypes, classroom supports and recognising distress behaviour.
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  Reading Comprehension. Tanya Serry, PhD

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  19 Sept 2022, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

  SPS Online Video Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This webinar will explore the cognitive foundations of learning to read. Includes Q & A.
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  Narrative Language Development: From Assessment to Intervention. Dr Marleen Westerveld

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  27 June 2022, 9:00 am – 11:30 am

  SPS Webinar

  For teachers and speech pathologists. This webinar will cover oral narrative development in students across fictional and personal narrative,
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  What is the fuss about Cognitive Load Theory?

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  11 Apr 2022, 9:00 am – 11:15 am AEST

  Webinar

  Dr Siobhan Merlo: Cognitive Load Theory is becoming increasingly well-known, but what is it really, and what are the implications for our practice as speech pathologists and literacy leaders?
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  Writing Strategies: They just can't get their ideas down on paper!

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  20 Sept 2021, 9:00 am – 11:30 am

  Webinar

  They just can't get their ideas down on paper!
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  Changing Lives - The science of language and reading

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  21 Sept 2020, 9:00 am – 22 Sept 2020, 11:30 am

  Webinar

  Prof Pamela Snow’s keynote address will be discussing the importance of oral language and reading competence and its influence on children’s development, academic achievement and life success.