Michelle Hutchison Professional Development -
 
The SPELD Teacher Training Course in Specific Learning Difficulties


Presented by Michelle Hutchison and Dr Daryl Greaves


This course will help you
How do you help those struggling students but rarely if ever get any extra funding?
 
This is the most comprehensive 4 day teacher training course in learning difficulties. In this course you will become skilled in testing, understanding, and practical teaching strategies to help primary and secondary students who are experiencing learning difficulties. This unique course is presented by two award winning lecturers who specialise in this field.
 
This course is ideal for all teachers who have an interest in making a real difference to students' lives.  Hundreds of teachers have benefited from this course in recent years.   Be sure to register early!
 

 "Highly relevant!"     "Absolutely fantastic!!!"


Who should attend?
The 4 day learning difficulties teacher training course is ideal for all primary and secondary classroom teachers, special education coordinators, reading recovery teachers, literacy coordinators, student well being coordinators, tutors, speech therapists, psychologists and even very keen parents!
 
 
Course overview
On completing this comprehensive course you will...
 

  • Understand specific learning difficulties
  • Become skilled at interpreting the WISC
  • Study how to assess reading and spelling
  • Examine phonological processing
  • Consider auditory and visual processing difficulties
  • Examine Dyslexia in detail
  • Learn clever reading strategies
  • Recognise effective phonics
  • Discover practical writing and spelling strategies
  • Gain knowledge of organisation and study skills
  • Observe useful software
  • Briefly consider Dyscalculia (maths difficulties) 

 
 
 
Cost
$990 per participant including GST, catering, and very comprehensive notes.
 
Further information
 
 
Upcoming Melbourne Courses
Melbourne venue - SPELD Victoria, 494 Brunswick Street North Fitzroy

The SPELD
Teacher Training Course in
Specific Learning Difficulties

 Upcoming Course dates 2012

  
Register here
or call the SPELD office on 
9489 4344






Melbourne
SPELD - North Fitzroy

March 2012
17, 19, 24 and 26


Melbourne
SPELD - North Fitzroy

April  2012
10, 11, 12 and 13
Melbourne
SPELD - North Fitzroy

July  2012
2, 3, 4 and 5
Melbourne
SPELD - North Fitzroy

August  2012
11, 18, 25 and 1st Sep.

 
 
 
 
Evaluation Snapshot  
This has been the best PD I have attended.

Great to have such comprehensive notes to look back on and resources to take away.

These 4 days have been the most fulfilling professional development I have undertaken in the past 19 years of teaching!

I will be recommending this PD to others.

Highly professional, engaging and USEABLE functional content.

I have found this course to be so informative and exciting.

WOW!  What a fantastic way to spend the last four days of my holidays.

Most insightful PD I’ve ever attended

This course should be a compulsory!