Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. - Henry Ford
SPELD is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments
He mea rehita na te Mana Tohu Matauranga o Aotearoa kia tu hei Wahi Whakangungu Motuhake i raro i te maru o te Ture Matauranga 1989 me ona menemana.
With a focus on creating a positive learning environment in the classroom, the 2010 conference will show you how to help learners with SLD/Dyslexia and update you with the latest brain research and how this impacts our understanding of learning differences.
Dr Loretta Giorcelli from Sydney, Australia will show us the links between learning and behaviour and how this effects success in the classroom. She will also discuss how good quality teaching effects students with academic and social vulnerabilites. Happy children learn better! This is reinforced by the work of Dr Lorraine Hammond looking at best practice in her research in Western Australian Schools.See full programme and other information below for further details about these and our other speakers .
Please click on the links below for the following documents:
The courses listed below are all delivered under SPELD NZ Incorporated and accredited by NZQA
Introduction to Specific Learning Disabilities Including Dyslexia
NZQA approved
Suitable for Parents and Teacher Aides
Friday 29th October, Friday 5th November 2010
This basic course gives an insight into what it is like to have a learning disability and offers strategies for helping these learners in the classroomand at home.
A certificate is issued on completion of the course.
Limited spaces available.
Venue:The Disability Resources Centre, Conference Room, 14 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak
Time: 9am to 3pm both days
Tea and coffee is provided. Please bring your own lunch (plenty of local eateries within a very short walk)
Fee: $200 per person
or
Earlybird payment of $180 (cut off date is Monday 11th October) Includes: Course notes
Directors: Pam Hutchinson and Kay Horsburgh
SPELD Conference 2009 – Going for GoLD – Celebrating Creativity
Friday 19 June to Sunday 21 June 2009 – New Plymouth Plymouth Quality International Hotel
A selection of presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the presentations displayed below.
