Featuring... PM Levelled Texts, PM Oral Literacy, Nelson Literacy Directions & Nelson Literacy Directions Comprehension

PM Oral Literacy, Nelson Literacy Directions and Nelson Literacy Directions Comprehension will be presented by our Professional Development team:

• The rationale and aims of these series
• How to use each component as part of the complete teaching program
• How to make the most of the series in your classroom

Nelson Professional Development

In conjunction will all of this you can also take the opportunity to attend a Nelson Professional Development session before a selection of the product showcases.

Explicitly Teaching Grammar in Writing

This practical hands-on workshop will examine the grammatical features of differing text types, embedding the teaching of grammar in writing, scope and sequence of grammar over the primary school and analysing grammar at the word, sentence and whole text levels.

Session outline:

• Definitions of grammatical terms linked to the curriculum
• Identifying the Literacy Demands of specific learning areas
• Supporting students with their writing skills
• Supporting students with the writing aspects of NAPLAN
• Explicitly teach grammar strategies within the writing program
• Supporting teachers to scope and sequence literacy needs in learning areas for their students

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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