Literacy
Building strong foundations: Deepening knowledge of reading models and the Big 6
Every student deserves the chance to become a confident, capable reader who can navigate the world with curiosity and understanding.
This full-day professional learning is designed to strengthen teachers’ understanding of how students learn to read by exploring key theoretical models and unpacking the Big 6 components of reading: oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Participants will build shared knowledge around models of reading before engaging in rich, practical learning focused on these essential areas.
Aligned with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0, this workshop supports your teachers to make informed, intentional decisions in reading instruction.
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Delivered on-site at your school.
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We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.
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Full day (6 hours)
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Teachers, leaders and education support staff.
Strengthening the reading-writing connection to unlock literacy potential
What if the key to unlocking every student’s literacy potential lies in the seamless connection between reading and writing?
This full-day professional learning invites you to explore that connection through carefully chosen mentor texts that enrich understanding and model excellent writing.
Learn how to design engaging lessons that link reading and writing, and discover methods for helping students notice and use strong sentence structures in their own work.
This workshop empowers your teachers to create meaningful, engaging literacy experiences for all learners.
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Delivered on-site at your school.
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We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.
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Full day (6 hours)
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Teachers, leaders and education support staff.
Going deeper with mentor texts: Strengthening grammar, cohesion and sentence craft in writing
Great writing starts with great noticing, and the more closely we read, the more powerfully we write.
This advanced professional learning workshop builds on foundational knowledge of mentor texts to deepen your expertise in teaching grammar, punctuation and cohesion through authentic literature.
You’ll explore how to guide students in noticing and naming powerful language features, and in applying them with purpose and precision in their own writing.
This workshop will support your teachers to design high-impact, engaging writing instruction that lifts the quality of student writing and empowers all learners to write with control, clarity and voice.
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Delivered on-site at your school.
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We partner with you to secure a suitable date. Bookings now open for 2026.
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Half-day (2-3 hours)
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Teachers, leaders and education support staff.