It drew on different research and pulled it together for us AND it was practical. It was relevant to all ages and the facilitators were top notch, teaching how we should be teaching."
I went in with so many questions and feeling like I wasn't sure how to teach writing using the new curriculum .... I came away feeling confident ... knowing exactly how to plan and teach writing."
The practicality of the strategies was great. All of the learning reaffirmed the things I had already been doing in my classroom and was a much-needed boost."
Building strong writers from the sentence up!
Understanding the science of writing is fundamental to nurturing confident and capable writers. This workshop delves into the importance of teaching writing at the sentence level, offering strategies to embed writing instruction into all content areas.
What You’ll Learn
Unpack the science of writing and science of learning frameworks.
Discover effective sentence-level strategies that you can immediately implement into your classroom content.
Learn how explicitly teaching writing can be an integral part of your literacy block.
Why Attend
Equip yourself with practical tools to transform your students’ writing skills. This workshop will equip you to elevate writing instruction in your classroom, fostering not just improved writing skills but also boost their literacy development overall. The skills and strategies learned in this workshop can be applied across a wide range of teaching scenarios, helping you support confident and capable writers in your classroom.
Who is it for?
These workshops are designed for teachers eager to enhance their explicit writing instruction practices, develop their knowledge of Structured Literacy, and drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.
With practical, evidence-based strategies demonstrated through examples from the iDeaL Approach for Schools, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the why, what, and how behind effective writing instruction.
Date
Thursday 20 November 2025
Times
9am - 3pm
Venue
Rendezvous Heritage Hotel,
91 Fernhill Road,
Queenstown 9197
Investment
$259 + gst
67 Palmer Street,
Te Awamutu 3800, NZ
Call us: 027 532 7646
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