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DSF Literacy Services (The Dyslexia Speld Foundation of WA)

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9217 2500

Address: 10 Broome St, South Perth 6151 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.dsf.net.au/

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24.01.2022 There are now five sets of Talk for Writing home-school unit booklets available on DSFs Resources for Families webpage! These wonderful resources were developed by Talk for Writing UK and modified for Australian students by DSFs Talk for Writing trainers. In every series, theres one booklet for each year level (Foundation to Year 6/7) and theyre completely free to download. Go to https://dsf.net.au/resources/home-resources and scroll down to Resource Pack #4 - Talk for Writing Home-School Booklets to download the materials.

23.01.2022 AUSPELD strongly supports evidence informed practice in the teaching of literacy. In order to read well, children need to be taught to read words accurately and... fluently, and they need the knowledge and vocabulary to understand what they read. The Phonics Check is one component of a high-quality structured literacy program. The recent announcement by the Federal Government that stage one of the Year 1 Phonics Check is now available to schools and families across Australia has been welcomed by AUSPELD. It is a simple tool which checks student progress in the second half of Year 1. The results of the Phonics Check provide teachers with a useful overview of students individual reading skills and assists teachers to identify students who need additional support. The Phonics Check is available now via a new online portal for teachers, school leaders and families called the Literacy Hub. The Hub includes information on how students learn to read, as well as resources for schools and families to support literacy development. Additional resources will be added over the coming months. Go to https://literacyhub.edu.au/ to find out more.

22.01.2022 It has been great to see so many posts over the past week about the DSF Spelling Wheel. Teachers and practitioners around the world have shared this helpful resource which details the knowledge and skills underpinning spelling development. You can find an interactive version of the Spelling Wheel at https://dsf.net.au//effective-teach/the-dsf-spelling-wheel

20.01.2022 Last week, we were pleased to announce that Sounds~Write training is now available in an online format. The course runs for six weeks (with four weeks of content) and is monitored by DSFs highly experienced Sounds~Write trainers. Two new course start dates have now been released: 18 July and 1 August. To find out more about this exceptional program and how to participate in Sounds~Write training, please go to: https://dsf.net.au//wor/sounds-write-practitioner-training

20.01.2022 Our last free information evening for 2020 is on tomorrow night! You are welcome to attend either online or in-person. Find out more via the event link below

19.01.2022 The Disability Standards for Education are currently under review and Auspeld is preparing a submission for the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) regarding the experiences of students with learning difficulties, their parents and their teachers. To share your perspective, please complete the relevant questionnaire linked below. The survey closes this Thursday 10 September, 2020.... Parent/Caregiver Survey: https://form.jotform.com/dyslexi/Parent_Carer_Questionnaire Teacher/Educator Survey: https://form.jotform.com/dyslexiaSPE/Educator_Questionnaire Student Survey: https://form.jotform.com/dyslexiaSPELD/Student_Questionnaire (All students under the age of 14 should seek their parent or caregivers permission to complete this questionnaire.)

19.01.2022 Research ED is coming to Perth, Western Australia! Have you registered? This event provides an exciting opportunity for teachers, researchers and academics to come together for a day of information sharing and myth busting. Come along and find out what research and experience tell us about successful, transformational and evidence-informed instruction. Speakers include: ... Lisa Rodgers, Director General, Education Department of Western Australia Pamela Snow, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, School of Education, Latrobe University Bill Louden, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Western Australia And many more! We will be announcing other impressive and exciting speakers for this amazing event over the coming weeks. Tickets are only $50 (and include lunch). Book now via https://dsf.net.au//event-details/researched-perth-3bd743bf

19.01.2022 This free workshop focuses on giving parents strategies to develop their child’s resilience. Register here: https://dsf.net.au//parent-workshop-building-self-esteem-a This workshop follows a morning session on Apps and Assistive Technology. Parents are welcome to register for either or both of the free parent sessions scheduled for 2 December. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/344759876629420/ for more information about the morning session.

16.01.2022 Our monthly free information evening is tomorrow night. This presentation is a live online session presented by an experienced DSF clinician. For more information, click through to the event page. To register for the event, go to https://dsf.net.au//july-information-evening-online-sessio

15.01.2022 Sounds-Write have launched a fabulous new informational decodable reader series! The Fact File: Animals Series gives children a chance to learn fun facts about animals whilst developing their reading fluency. The series comprises 10 books ranging from Unit 11 of Sounds~Writes Initial Code to Unit 12 of the Extended Code. The series is available for purchase from the DSF Online Store, along with the full range of Sounds~Write fictional decodable readers. Go to ... https://dsf.net.au/resources/online-store/sounds-write for more information. DSF members receive a 5% discount on all resources from the DSF Online Store. See more

14.01.2022 This important initiative aims to reduce to near zero the number of children who finish primary school unable to read. #primaryreadingpledge

13.01.2022 Auspeld is keen to hear from parents, carers and teachers of students with learning difficulties, as well as from students themselves. Find out more below.

13.01.2022 NEW LETRS COURSE DATES The LETRS course, developed by Louisa Moats and Carol Tolman, provides educators with an in-depth understanding of the science behind teaching literacy, and gives them the background and depth of knowledge to teach language and literacy skills to every student. More than 220 educators and allied professionals in Australia are currently participating in LETRS training through DSF! The first cohort of participants will finish the two-year course early... in 2021. Due to the high level of interest in this training, we will be commencing a new cohort for West Coast participants on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 and for East Coast participants on Thursday, 18 February 2021. Find out more about LETRS here: https://dsf.net.au/our-services/workshops-and-events/letrs To register for the West Coast training, go to: https://dsf.net.au//letrs-language-essentials-for-teachers To register for the East Coast training, go to: https://dsf.net.au//letrs-language-essentials-for-teachers

12.01.2022 New e-Learning Course from DSF: Creating Successful Spellers DSF’s new e-learning course Creating Successful Spellers introduces the six core areas of knowledge that support effective spelling: phonological awareness; phonic knowledge; spelling conventions and patterns; metacognitive and memory skills; morphology and syntax; and, semantic knowledge and etymology. The course has been designed to equip teachers, specialist tutors, speech pathologists and school psychologist...s with the knowledge required to analyse spelling errors, identify gaps in student knowledge and skill development, and to target instruction and support accordingly. The three-hour course is completely self-paced, and includes interactive activities, instructional examples, and teaching demonstrations. Find out more here: https://dsf.net.au//creating-successful-spellers-online-co

10.01.2022 As restrictions ease in Western Australia, many of our face to face services have now returned alongside online options. This table, shared by AUSPELD, gives an overview of the range of services currently available at state SPELDs. Please contact us to find out more about the services and support available at DSF - https://dsf.net.au/contact

09.01.2022 Nessys Hairy Phonics 3 app is available for free for a limited time. This app follows on from Hairy Phonics 1 and 2 and focuses on the spellings ar, er, ir, or, ur, a-e, o-e, i-e and u-e.

09.01.2022 Check out these excellent free webinars from Little Learners Love Literacy.

07.01.2022 We were excited to see our Facebook Follower count reach 10,000 today! Thank you for supporting DSF.

07.01.2022 Support your local community and DSF by purchasing an Entertainment Membership. As a not-for-profit registered charity, DSF fundraises to support a number of important initiatives for children and young people with dyslexia and other learning disorders. An Entertainment Membership is about introducing new experiences and helping you enjoy all your local favourites. Buy today and receive a bonus two months! Go to https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/911503a to find out more.

07.01.2022 The Hairy Letters app from Nessy Learning is currently available to download for free for Apple users - but only for a limited time!

07.01.2022 Australian teacher and author Oliver Lovell’s new book Cognitive Load Theory in Action is now available from the DSF Bookstore! Written under the guidance of, and thoroughly reviewed by, the originator of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), John Sweller, this practical guide summarises over 30 years of research in this field into clear and easily understandable terms. This book features both a thorough discussion of the core principles of CLT and a wide array of classroom-ready str...ategies. This concise and accessible resource is the perfect end-of-year gift for any teacher and is available for $21.00 using the discount code CLTDec20 this month. Buy a copy today via https://dsf.net.au//cognitive-load-theory-in-action-9d2af5

06.01.2022 The conference committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 DSF Language, Literacy and Learning Conference to 2022. Implications of the global pandemic have made planning this event extremely challenging at this time. Although travel restrictions and social distancing measures may not be in place in March next year, it is impossible for us to forge ahead with so many variables beyond our control. We have secured six amazing keynote speakers for the conferen...ce who have all agreed to present their keynote addresses at the 2022 conference. We are delighted that they are available on the rescheduled dates and cant wait to announce who they are! The new dates for this incredible three-day event are Thursday 31 March to Saturday 2 April 2022. We are looking forward to sharing the details of this unmissable conference as the date gets closer. For now, we encourage you to join the conference mailing list at https://literacylanguageconf.com/ for all the latest news.

06.01.2022 Last week, six DSF staff who are trained LETRS facilitators participated in several online leadership support sessions with the incomparable Carol Tolman. Although these sessions couldnt take place in person, the support provided by Carol through these Zoom sessions was invaluable. The time difference between Australia and the US meant early mornings for us and late nights for Carol! LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) empowers teachers and allie...d professionals to understand the what, why, and how of scientifically based reading instruction. DSF offers an incredible combined training package which bundles an online training program and course of independent study with interactive face-to-face sessions with an experienced LETRS facilitator. In the current COVID-19 context, the face-to-face sessions are held as interactive synchronous online meetings. The next LETRS course in Perth commences on 31 July. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/298076961322040/ for further information. A course for those in the eastern states will begin on 30 July. See https://www.facebook.com/events/569989003719001/ to find out more.

05.01.2022 We are pleased to share that DSF now provides Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum training for teachers and speech pathologists! Heggerty instructional materials are also now available to purchase from the DSF Online Bookstore. Each level of the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum focuses on eight phonemic awareness skills, along with two additional activities to develop letter and sound recognition, and language awareness. All lessons are designed for a classroom setti...ng, only take 10-12 minutes, and are very easy to implement. The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum is also designed to work alongside existing structured synthetic phonics programs and is a great way to build up the phonological skills of children in Kindy to Year 1 (as well as older students with phonological difficulties). Register for our Heggerty training workshop at DSF South Perth on Wednesday 21 October via https://dsf.net.au//the-heggerty-approach-to-phonemic-awar Check out the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum resources via the DSF Online Bookstore https://dsf.net.au/resources/online-store/search-results

04.01.2022 The Australian Federation of SPELD Associations (AUSPELD) represents all state and territory SPELD Associations, including DSF. The team at AUSPELD would like to gain a better understanding from its stakeholders about the way it is seen and the role that it plays. Your feedback on the survey linked below will help AUSPELD understand how it can increase its reach and impact, thus ensuring that all Australians are given the opportunity to develop strong literacy and numeracy skills and have every opportunity to achieve success. Go to https://form.jotform.com/203208843518051 to share your thoughts. The survey closes on Friday 4 December 2020.

03.01.2022 A wonderful group of parents and carers participated in the Boost: Help Your Child to Read and Spell program at North Perth Primary School this month. This workshop series was made possible by the City of Vincent Community Funding Grants. The Boost workshops provided information to parents of children aged 4 to 7 years about how literacy develops. All participating parents received a literacy pack with games, reading strips and other resources valued at over $80! Thank you for your support, City of Vincent!

03.01.2022 We are pleased to add this brand-new title to the DSF Bookshop! Running the Room is the teachers guide to managing behaviour. Practical, evidence-informed, and based on the expertise of great teachers from around the world, it addresses the things teachers really need to know to build the classrooms children need. Author Tom Bennett is the founder of researchED, a grass roots organisation that promotes the understanding of research in education and campaigns for better evide...nce awareness worldwide. He is also the author of four books about teacher training. His latest offering is bursting with strategies, tips and solid advice. It brings together the best of what we know and saves teachers, new or old, from reinventing the wheels of the classroom. This book is highly recommended for use as part of a whole staff approach to professional development at the special price of 10 copies for $200 - https://dsf.net.au//item-details/running-the-room-bundle-o Individual copies can also be purchased for $24 each via https://dsf.net.au//online-store/item-details/running-the- Buy your copy today!

03.01.2022 On Wednesday, we are running a free online information session beginning at 12:30pm. This presentation will focus on answering some of the most commonly asked questions concerning literacy learning difficulties and learning disorders. If you are a parent or professional keen to find out more, go to https://dsf.net.au//information-session-june-online-sessio to register. Please note: this will be a live session, and not a recorded webinar. Registration is essential and places are limited.

02.01.2022 New e-Learning Course from DSF: Creating Successful Spellers DSF’s new e-learning course Creating Successful Spellers introduces the six core areas of knowledge that support effective spelling: phonological awareness; phonic knowledge; spelling conventions and patterns; metacognitive and memory skills; morphology and syntax; and, semantic knowledge and etymology. The course has been designed to equip teachers, specialist tutors, speech pathologists and school psychologist...s with the knowledge required to analyse spelling errors, identify gaps in student knowledge and skill development, and to target instruction and support accordingly. The three-hour course is completely self-paced, and includes interactive activities, instructional examples, and teaching demonstrations. Find out more here: https://dsf.net.au//creating-successful-spellers-online-co

01.01.2022 Phonic Books Ltd produce a fabulous range of decodable reading books for beginner readers and older students who require some catching up. The Moon Dogs series includes three sets of books designed for older children at the very early stages of reading. Over the past few weeks, Phonic Books has created the Moon Dogs at Home series. These new resources are available free of charge and include downloadable reading books and printable worksheets. To download the Moon Dogs at H...ome resources, go to https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk//free-mini-books-for-home-s/ To browse the range of Phonic Books resources available from the DSF Online Store, go to https://dsf.net.au/resources/online-store/phonic-books

01.01.2022 This is an excellent presentation detailing Emily Hanfords exploration of the science of reading. Emily will be a guest on Auspelds upcoming webinar series which will also feature other international experts in literacy, language and learning.

01.01.2022 We are looking forward to this incredible webinar series from Auspeld! "Dont miss out on this exciting and thought-provoking new webinar series, featuring conversations with international experts as they share some of their acquired knowledge, key discoveries and thoughts for the future. The series focuses on the acquisition of language, literacy and numeracy and includes interviews with Louisa Moats, Mark Seidenberg, Kate Nation, Carl Hendrick, Paul Kirschner, Daniel Ansari..., Pie Corbett, Emily Hanford and Pamela Snow. These interviews (conducted by AUSPELD President Mandy Nayton) will be essential viewing for teachers, administrators, speech pathologists, psychologists and parents concerned about evidence-informed practice in the fields of literacy and learning. More information about how to register for and contribute to - these free webinars will be shared in the next few days. Be sure to follow AUSPELD on Facebook and Twitter for updates."

01.01.2022 Looking for a fabulous school holiday activity for your child? DSF, along with the Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin Foundation, Strength heroes and The Art Space Collective, are providing opportunities for children with learning difficulties to create artworks as part of a series of events in Dyslexia Awareness Week 2020. Students in years 3 to 6 with a learning difficulty (including dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia) are invited to take part. Art workshops will be held on Thursda...y 1 October in Scarborough and Monday 5 October in South Perth and a fee to cover costs will be charged. Participants will be given the opportunity to create a piece of art based on finding their inner strength hero which will then be framed to take home. Click on the Event link to find out more!