SPELD NZ offers NZQA-approved courses and professional development for teachers, special educational needs coordinators (SENCO), teacher aides, families and caregivers. We also host conferences and from time-to-time run community presentations and parent information evenings.
SPELD NZ was rated Highly Confident in our latest NZQA Review.
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Kōwae ako/Learning Capsules
These stand-alone, evidence-based Kōwae ako involve approximately six hours of self-driven, online learning on a variety of topics.
Ideal for educators seeking greater knowledge on individual topics such as phonemic and phonological awareness.
SPELD NZ Introduction to Specific Learning Disabilities
Are you concerned about your child’s learning journey? Are you a teacher/teacher-aide working with a child who is bright but not achieving? Are you taking on a new role as a Learning Support Coordinator? This course is for you and anyone else with limited knowledge on specific learning disabilities (SLD) such as dyslexia.
NZ Certificate in Teaching Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
People with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities often suffer years of failure and despondency at school. You could be the one to nurture them to success.
SPELD NZ Assessor Training
SPELD NZ Assessor training focuses on the administration and interpretation of the Woodcock-Johnson test batteries. It’s aimed at those likely to get the required NZCER Level C grading after course completion.
Personal Stories
Find out how SPELD NZ has helped both children and adults overcome their struggles with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities.
What’s it like to discover that you have ADHD as an adult? Simon Herbst shares his journey.
Know how your brain functions, and what makes it click. That’s the advice of Dr Kyle Whitfield who once floundered with dyslexia at school.
For Summer Riley, a diagnostic assessment lifted a huge emotional toll and enables access to extra support at university.
As a child, Joan Rusden knew she wanted to be a SPELD teacher, supporting dyslexic learners like herself.
