Spelling for Life Lower Primary Belfast Tuesday Sep 23 2025 (PD544)
Spelling for Life Lower Primary Belfast Tuesday Sep 23 2025 (PD544)
US$80.00
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Uncovering the simplicity and science of spelling for Lower Primary with Lyn Stone
Overhauling your whole school spelling approach?
Wishing to raise student spelling and writing capacity in the lower grades?
Ready to get some new, effective, efficient strategies for spelling improvement, even for little kids?
Then give your students the gift of better spelling by joining Lyn Stone for a one day workshop in Belfast (venue to be announced).
We will cover:
- Teaching handwriting – What does the research say about handwriting and spelling? A guide to establishing consistent, clear handwriting from day one.
- Teaching the alphabet – Don’t believe the hype that this can’t/shouldn’t be done. It’s crucial! Learn how not to confuse students with letter names.
- Sight words – Do spelling lists really help? Effective, efficient alternatives to make words stick for all students.
- Syllables – Which syllable types should I teach for spelling? How do I make sure students have syllable awareness without spending hours per week on syllable activities?
- Vowels and consonants – What’s the difference? Why do we care?
- How to integrate knowledge-building sentences into everything we do from day one and what this does for spelling development.
- Morphemes and spelling – How long do we wait before we tell little kids about morphology?
- All your questions re tricky words and spelling patterns – Bring your favourite words and let’s work through them together so they’re your students’ favourites too!
- A guide to our K-6 Spelling and Handwriting scope and sequence document – Plan for your whole school!
Included in the workshop price:
- Morning snack and delicious lunch (dietary needs catered for if possible by Sep 1 2025)
- Access to the online Spelling for Life course in its entirety
- A downloadable handout with copiable worksheets to keep forever
- A PowerPoint slide deck for immediate classroom use
- An online resources hub containing relevant information, free videos and and links to anything we talk about during the day
- A certificate for 5.5 hours of self-identified PD
Audience:
Spelling for Life is a highly acclaimed, internationally recognised teaching and learning program. This workshop is specifically for teachers of children in the first three years of formal schooling. Those in special education, speech pathology, homeschooling and educational psychology are also keen participants.
Venue:
Sullivan Upper Preparatory (Primary) School, Dromkeen House, 1 Alexandra Park, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 9ET
Timetable and instructions on the day
0830 Doors open and sign in
0900 Module 1
1030-1100 Morning tea
1100-1230 Module 2
1230-1315 Lunch
1315-1500 Questions and close
Make sure you bring a copy of your manual and worksheets and a pen. Extra points for fountain pens, of course.
Do have a think about specific words that are hard to teach/learn/spell, as one of the first exercises is an in-person word-harvest (see example below):
