Presented by James Ferguson 

This practical hands-on workshop will examine the grammatical features of differing text types. We will also address the spelling demands of such text types including structure and language features, and linking the explicit teaching of spelling to the explicit teaching of writing.

Session outline:

• Identifying the Literacy Demands of specific learning areas
• Supporting students with their writing skills
  
• Explicitly teaching grammar within the writing program
• Four spelling knowledges: Phonological, Visual, Morphemic and Etymological
  
• High frequency words
• Linking spelling to writing and grammar
• Spelling generalisations
• Resources for checking spelling
• Benchmarking and assessing children’s writing – incorporating spelling