Speld nz Courses

Speld nz is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand qualifications Authority (NZQA) 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.

Speld nz offers a Certificate Course, an Introductory Course and Tester Training. Read on for further information.

The following Courses are approved by New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and speld nz is accredited to deliver the Courses.

SPELD NZ Certificate Course in Specific Learning Disabilities

This Course is available to New Zealand Certificated Secondary, Primary, and Early Childhood teachers, or those with a tertiary qualification and experience in working with children, who wish to extend their knowledge and expertise in teaching, or learning about, people with Specific Learning Disabilities.

The objectives of the Course are to:

• Provide ways of identifying students with Dyslexia and other Specific Learning Disabilities within various age ranges.
• Provide practical classroom strategies to better meet the needs of students with Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities.
• Equip teachers to design and implement a classroom teaching programme that will meet the needs of the student with Dyslexia’ and Specific Learning Disabilities and the needs of the whole class.
• Equip teachers to support the student with Dyslexia and other Specific Learning Disabilities.
• Equip teachers to interpret specialist reports as a result of the educational assessment Woodcock Johnson III.

Areas covered in the Certificate Course include:

• Signs of Dyslexia in the five-seven, seven-thirteen, thirteen-eighteen and adult age groups.
• Overview of Theory Development
• Child development and exceptional children
• An Introduction to Neurology
• A Neuro-Psychological Introduction to Dyslexia
• Values, Materials and Uses of Different Play Media Related to Age Development and Interest of children
• Dyslexia in adolescence
• Self Help Strategies for Students
• Effects on families/whanau
• Behaviour and Emotions
• Auditory and Visual processes
• Assessment and lesson planning
• Reading, spelling, writing and maths with Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities
• Remedial theories
• Sensory integration and motor development
• Teaching learners with Dyslexia - children to adults
• Technology and Specific Learning Disabilities
• Assessment and interpretation
• Lesson planning from an assessment report

Delivery method

There are two delivery systems available for the Certificate Course. Each requires 400 hours participation/study activity.

Online Course Delivery Method

Block Course Delivery Method

Following the successful completion of the Certificate Course those participants that hold a teaching qualification can apply to their local Member Association to become a SPELD teacher.For information on a Course near you email admin@speld.org.nz

Speld Canterbury - 5th-9th July plus four alternate Saturdays, followed by 4th-8th October 2010

Includes course manual and notes.

Contact SPELD Canterbury: ph 03 366-6430, or email speldcanterbury@xtra.co.nz for registration details.

Speld nz Introductory Course in Specific Learning Difficulties

This introductory course offers parents, caregivers and teacher aids a non-technical overview of Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities and an insight into what it is like to have a learning disability. It offers strategies for assisting in the classroom and within the home environment.

This is a two-day course with activities to complete out of Course time. A certificate is issued on completion of the Course requirements.

Course topics include:

• How it feels to have a Dyslexia and other specific learning disability
• How failure leads to frustration and trouble in the classroom
• How the brain works
• Literacy
• Numeracy

No prior qualifications are needed to enrol in this course.

Introductory Courses currently available

Auckland - Friday 29th October, Friday 5th November 2010,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

Tester Training Course

This Course is held once per year and aimed towards training applicants who have the required NZCER Level C qualifications in the administration and interpretation of WJIII.This is a 5 day block training course carried out by an International expert in the field.

The next course is scheduled for early 2011.Date to be advised.
Price $1,500 for SPELD members only (Course fee $1000, after- course mentoring $500)

For further details contact: admin@speld.org.nz

SPELD NZ 2010 Conference - Promoting Positive Connections

8th - 10th October 2010, The Langham, Auckland

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.

Please click on the links below for the following documents:

Full Conference Programme

Speakers Profiles

Presentation Overviews and Social Programme

Registration Form

• To register online please click here

SPELD NZ Conference 2009 Going for GoLD – Celebrating Creativity A selection of presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the presentations displayed below.

The SPELD NZ Conference 2008

Kathryn EdmandsSensory Processing Impact	Lorraine Hammond Pull a rabbit from a hat	Lorraine Hammond I can say it better