Free Phonics Training

Published on Wed 17 Sep 2008

Letterland Phonics workshops will be running all this week in various locations in the Republic of Ireland. The workshops are free to attend so hurry and email training@letterland.com with your details to secure your place!

Mrs Lesley White will be the speaker for all seven events, dates and venues of which are outlined below. Lesley is a former Early Years teacher, who has trained teachers, helpers and parents to use Letterland throughout the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East.  Part of the Letterland in-service training team since 1992, Lesley has vast experience in all aspects of Letterland and early phonics teaching. If you have any questions or topics you’d like covered during the training session, please feel free to email her at training@letterland.com

The objectives of the training sessions are:

• to demonstrate the use of high quality phonics materials for children of all ages & abilities
• to provide practical activities for school use
• to show how to build a love of language in a fun, multi-sensory, cross-curricular way
• to discuss how to encourage speaking, listening and thinking skills
• to provide an opportunity to study the complete range of Letterland material and ask related questions.

The content of the training sessions include the following:   

• developing phonemic awareness
• extending phonic skills through play and language development
• teaching individual letter shapes & sounds (aA-zZ)
• initial, medial and final sounds and shapes
• introducing blending & digraphs through simple stories
• introducing early word-building through live spelling
• identifying and solving difficulties.

Dates and Venues

1. Monday 15th September       4.00 – 6.00    Kildare Education Centre, Friary Road, Kildare
2. Tuesday 16th September    4.00 – 6.00    Kilkenny Education Centre, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny
3. Wednesday 17th September     7.00 – 9.00   Waterford Teachers’ Centre, Newton Road, Waterford
4. Thursday 18th September       6.00 – 8.00    Cork Education Centre, The Rectory, Western Road, Cork
5. Monday 22nd September       7.30 – 9.30    Tarbert Education Centre, Kirby’s Lanterns Hotel, Tarbert, Co. Kerry
6. Tuesday 23rd September         7.00 – 9.00   Galway Education Centre, Cluin Mhuire, Monive Road, Galway
7. Wednesday 24th September    7.00 – 9.00   Donegal Education Centre, 2nd / 3rd Floor, Pier 1, Quay Street, Donegal