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All of the following course are
delivered by
the
Read Australia™ Director
- also known as The Child Listener™
Emma Hartnell-Baker BEd Hons. MA Special Educational Needs
Emma is the only Jolly Phonics Accredited
Jolly Phonics Trainer based within QLD
We have been asked to also run this workshop in May
- please use the Add to Cart button if interested
Saturday May 15th 1 - 3.30!
$75 per person
- as long as we get at least 6 people
interested we will run this additional course!
Saturday June 12th 10.30 - 1pm - Gold Coast Queensland
Jolly Phonics Training Delivered by
Jolly (Literacy) Solutions- Gold Coast QLD
Jolly Phonics is introduced and resources explained - also
visit this page for info
Jolly Phonics is a program where parents and teachers are able
to teach
children
synthetic phonics
explicitly - therefore ensuring that
all children
are reading and
spelling quickly and with confidence.
Everything we teach is
based on research
and clinical findings
- although Emma, your tutor,
(and the only Jolly Phonics Accredited Trainer
in QLD) has almost 20 years
of practical experience
and can give you all sorts of useful info.
She will talk through ways to quickly assess your
children so you
know in which areas they are
currently, or likely to
experience difficulties etc.
This ts only a short workshop but Emma will send you away with lots of
info, and links to where find more info
eg how to make or buy resources etc
It is suitable for parents as well as teachers.
Emma emigrated from the UK where she was an Inspector of
Childcare and Early Years Education
for the
UK Government
- and
has been teaching children under 5 as well as primary aged children,
for many years
She has been
really
shocked by NAPLAN results within
QLD
- these results show
we
have a long way to go if we are
to
meet the needs of all children.
Sharing books etc is great- but parents need to be helping
children
more practively and effectively
- helping them to develop verbal
intelligence and especially to identify sounds in spoken words.
Parents need to be able to
help children learn the symbols that are used
to represent those sounds
and recognise them within the
environment
and use them within everyday activities.
Parents need to
understand that
reading and spelling starts from
language-so children 'hearing'
sounds in words
is where we need to start. Learning the pictures that
represent those sounds on paper
is logical to
children when done
from the 'bottom up' and Jolly Phonics
is a fun way to do this using
a multisensory approach.
Many schools don't start with what children know- for example
may teach
them the letters -
asking them
'what sound does this
make' etc- which can be really confusing
to some children. Many
teach them
the letter names which are far less important than
the sounds they represent.
This will be discussed.
Please bring 'readers' from your child's school as we will discuss
the impact these will have on
your
child's achievement and self-confidence.
Emma will talk you through why its important that children are
given readers that they can actually de-code
- as well as books they
can share with you- and will tell you
where to get them!
Parents also need to understand how important it is not to teach
children to guess or
memorise- eg
by
learning sight words- and
how to know if the children are really de-coding.
This intensive workshop includes all of the above- and more!-
and is sure you get you talking and
wanting to learn more!
Please scroll further down the page for additional dates for this
popular workshop- only 8
participants allowed
so you can ask lots of questions and get the very most out of the session.
Jolly Phonics Training Delivered by
Jolly (Literacy) Solutions- Gold Coast QLD
$75 per person - reserve your place now- numbers limited
Use the Secure Pay Now button to pay- you can pay for more
than 1 participant
within the same transaction- please ensure
the names of participants are included,
especially
if you are paying under a different name.
(If you would prefer to pay by EFT please send payment to
Footprint Solutions BSB 064 224 Account 1001 1001 - and drop us an
email to confirm)
Introducing your pre-school (or Prep) aged child
to the magical world of reading and spelling.
Parents will discover how easy it is to teach
children alphabet 'sounds' (pictures used to represent letters)
and how to blend and segment to develop an early
understanding of reading and spelling!
If you understand why some children fail to read quickly you can put in
place activities to prevent this- starting
as soon as they begin to speak!
Emma will teach you how to teach your child to build words (spelling)
and also break them down (reading)
alongside their individual natural
language development. This will ensure they feel happy
and confident in their ability to
read and spell even before they start school. Instilling a desire to
learn and the skills to
do their personal best is one of the main strands of our workshops and something we
encourage you to proactively develop as early as possible.
A brief overview of Jolly Phonics is given within this workshop
Scroll down for this workshop on other dates.
2.5 hrs - $65 per person
- includes refreshments and handouts
Saturday May 8th 1 - 3.30pm
$65 per person - reserve your place now
Course Now Full
How to help your 7+ year old child at home- if not already reading
and spelling with confidence
(includes info about Jolly Phonics and other quality phonics
programs and resources)
YOU can help him or her overcome these difficulties
regardless of what is happening at school.
In just 3 hours we will show you how to make changes now, and
prevent your child being one of the 1 in 5 children within QLD
who is not reading at the expected level by the age of 10
2.5 hrs - $65 per person
- includes refreshments and handouts
Next date TBA
$65 per person - reserve your place now using Pay Now button- numbers limited
Use the Secure Pay Now button to pay- you can pay for more than 1 participant
within the same transaction- please ensure the names of participants are included,
especially
if you are paying under a different name.
(If you would prefer to pay by EFT please send payment to
Footprint Solutions BSB 064 224 Account 1001 1001 - and drop us an email to confirm)
Introducing your pre-school (or Prep) aged child
to the magical world of reading and spelling.
Parents will discover how easy it is to teach
children alphabet 'sounds' (pictures used to represent letters)
and how to blend and segment to develop an early
understanding of reading and spelling!
2.5 hrs - $65 per person
- includes refreshments and handouts
Weds June 16th 9.30 - 12pm
$65 per person - reserve your place now using Pay Now button- numbers limited
Use the Secure Pay Now button to pay- you can pay for more than 1 participant
within the same transaction- please ensure the names of participants are included,
especially
if you are paying under a different name.
(If you would prefer to pay by EFT please send payment to
Footprint Solutions BSB 064 224 Account 1001 1001 - and drop us an email to confirm)
Friday July 16th 10.30 - 1pm - Gold Coast Queensland
Jolly Phonics Training Delivered by
Jolly (Literacy) Solutions- Gold Coast QLD
$75 per person - reserve your place now- numbers limited
Use the Secure Pay Now button to pay- you can pay for more than 1 participant
within the same transaction- please ensure the names of participants are included,
especially
if you are paying under a different name.
(If you would prefer to pay by EFT please send payment to
Footprint Solutions BSB 064 224 Account 1001 1001 - and drop us an email to confirm)
School? Kindy? Childcare facility?
In-service training- at your facility- 4 hour workshop - $975 inc GST
- or $250 per hour for bespoke training workshops
Please email Emma and outline your training & assessment needs.
Preventing literacy difficulties is far more cost effective long term
- and fairer to our children! 
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