Developing Spelling Programme

Venue:

Lyons Hall Primary School (CM7 9FH)

Facilitators:

Rachel Pritchard and Emma Bradshaw

Programme dates:

Day 1: Tuesday 12th November 2024

Day 2: Tuesday 14th January 2025

Day 3: Tuesday 11th March 2025

Each day will begin at 9am with coffee from 8:30am.  Please sign in at the main office and you will be directed to the training room.  Parking is available beyond the school in front of the training rooms (demountable on the playground).  If the car park is full then there are few parking restrictions apart from in the immediate road outside the school, where there are double yellow lines.

Comments from previous delegates:

“Great examples to share with staff which will raise the profile of spelling in each class.”

“Thank you! A fabulous course. It has made me think more deeply about teaching spelling. The game ideas were very useful.”

“Really useful course with lots of fun activities to develop confident and able spellers.”

“A great course with lots of practical approaches to delivering and improving the teaching of spelling.”

Details of the programme:

  • 3 whole-day training sessions (1 per half term) from 9:00am to 4:oopm
  • Gap tasks between course days and opportunities for delegates to share progress with these
  • Opportunities to observe teaching of spelling with pupils
  • Opportunity for action planning
  • Collaborative learning
  • Flexible content to meet the requirements of the group

  • Characteristics of a confident speller
  • Phonological knowledge
  • Making spelling logical
  • Morphological knowledge
  • Etymological knowledge
  • Orthographical knowledge
  • Visual knowledge
  • The teaching sequence for spelling
  • Spelling investigations
  • Application of spelling knowledge when writing
  • Proofreading for spelling errors
  • Assessment of spelling

  Cost:

£150 per person for three day programme (lunch and refreshments included)

One free place for PLN members

 

For further information or to make a booking please contact:

Caroline Duncombe, Administrator Professional Learning Network
E: cduncombe@lyonshall.org.uk
T: 01376 552393

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