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Mastering the Paragraph to Clarify Thinking

Home » Our Services » Training » Learning Capsules » Mastering the Paragraph to Clarify Thinking

Learn from the charismatic and deeply knowledgeable Dr Nathaniel Swain.

Gain insights on:

  • Simple and effective paragraph structures for all students
  • How to spot style and structure errors in writing samples
  • Remedying challenges at the planning and revising phases.

"Nathaniel Swain was incredible!"
"Informative, well-researched and dynamically presented."
"An exceptional and engaging speaker"

Ideal for

All educators and others interested in ways to lift literacy.

Delivery method

A recorded, 70-minute dynamic, interactive presentation at SPELD NZ’s 2025 conference Navigating Neurodiversity.

Want to know more?

Dr Nathaniel Swain is a Teacher, Instructional Coach, and Writer. He works as a Senior Lecturer in Learning Sciences at La Trobe University School of Education and SOLAR LAB, and he produces a blog for teachers called Dr Swain’s Cognitorium. Nathaniel has taught a range of learners in schools and universities, and founded a community of teachers committed to the Science of Learning: Think Forward Educators, now 23,000 members and growing. Dr Swain is a sought-after speaker on educational circuits, and has written a book entitled “Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success stories to help kickstart your school improvement”. Read more about Dr Swain »

Contact

Email:  nationaloffice@speld.org.nz
Phone: 028 2552 5822

Cost

$50 including GST

SPELD NZ professionals enrol via Moodle using their usual login details and clicking on the Webinars/Kōwae Ako tile.

For all others, please go via the enrolment portal below.  It  will ask you to create your own login, if you do not already have one. You can then choose your Learning Capsule/Kōwae Ako. Once you have made  payment via credit or debit card, you will be given immediate access to the recording and PowerPoint notes. The recording will be available for seven days.

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Learning Capsules

  • Phonemic & Phonological Awareness – Updated 2025
  • Navigating Neurodiversity at Primary School
  • Professor Pamela Snow on The Science of Learning in Practice
  • Powerful Strategies to Boost Writing Skills
  • What Do I Do After Phonics? Advanced spelling instruction and morphology
  • Syntax as the ‘Phonics’ of Writing: It’s as fundamental as that!
  • Oral Language Competence and Transition to Literacy
  • The Power of Etymology and Morphology
  • Literacy in First World, English-Speaking Nations
  • Dyscalculia
  • Top Ten Resources to Help Your Child at Home
  • Navigating Neurodiversity in Early Childhood
  • Navigating Neurodiversity at Secondary School
  • Phonics
  • Mastering the Paragraph to Clarify Thinking
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