Educational Services Ultimo
Learning, Teaching and Leading Team
Strategies to teach reading in the primary setting
Learning event overview:
This two day course is designed to deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding
of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy achievement. The course
will build the capacity of primary teachers to embed a range of evidence-based
practices into their teaching and learning programs for the purpose of explicitly teaching
reading. To successfully complete the course, participants are required to complete a
professional reading, trial a comprehension strategy and a teaching idea. Participants
will then share their learning from the deliverable on day two of the course.
Learning event outcomes
Participants will deepen their understanding of:
 strategies to teach comprehension, including the Super 6
 strategies to teach vocabulary knowledge, including the Fabulous 4
 fluency and text navigation
 inferring meaning from texts
 visual literacy
 modelled, guided and independent reading routines.
NESA QTC
Completing the
Strategies to teach
reading in the primary
setting course will
contribute 10 hours of
QTC Registered PD
addressing 2.5.2 and
6.2.2 from the
Australian Professional
Standards for Teachers
towards maintaining at
Proficient Teacher
Accreditation in NSW.
Learning event information:
Date: 7 June (Day 1 of 2) and 27 June (Day 2 of 2), 9:00am to 3:00pm (registration from 8:30am)
Venue: Arncliffe Education Office – Corner Avenal & Segenhoe Streets, Arncliffe
Cost: $176.00 per participant
Register through MYPL by: 2 June 2017
Session enrol: https://myplsso.education.nsw.gov.au/q/RG01653
Contact Details:
Joel Davies
Strathfield Education Office
Phone: 9582 6352
Email: [email protected]
This learning event supports the following strategies and priorities:
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Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2017 - 2020
This learning event aligns to the School Excellence Framework:
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Learning
Teaching
Ultimo Operational Directorate
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Curriculum and Learning
Effective Classroom Practice
Learning and development
Educational Services