Why this course?
Research shows that student competencies in writing are diminishing and that teachers feel under-prepared to teach writing, often lacking experience in evidence-based instructional practices.
This course builds your confidence and develops your skills in key teaching techniques that will have an impact on your students.
You’ll learn from Dr Nathaniel Swain. Dr Swain brings a myriad of experiences and expertise to his role as Senior Lecturer, Learning Sciences and Learner Engagement and Director of Academic Programs – Undergraduate. Originally educated as a linguist and speech-language pathologist, Nathaniel became a classroom teacher to pursue his lifelong dream of teaching students so every child can achieve their best. Drawing upon his linguistics, instructional coaching, and even his performing arts expertise, Nathaniel creates effective and engaging learning environments for any student with whom he works, and he is highly sought after in schools and systems around Australia.
Course content
Designed for teachers to easily incorporate into their curriculum planning, this course extends on concepts covered in linguistics and focuses on the techniques and practices you can adopt to improve student outcomes.
Topics covered:
The science of learning for writing
How writing develops in learners
Key teaching techniques and strategies for writing instruction
Teaching routines and practices for effective writing instruction
Progressing student writing from novice to expert.
You’ll learn:
To analyse key instructional techniques for student writing
To apply teaching practices and routines for effective student writing
Your study experience
The total time commitment for this course is 10 hours, through 4 x 1.5 hour weekly live, online webinars and 4 hours’ additional learning activities and material. The weekly webinar will be recorded and made available afterwards.
At the conclusion, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 10 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Prerequisite
Improving Writing – an Introduction to Linguistics
Dates
Session 1: Tuesday 4 June
Session 2: Tuesday 11 June
Session 3: Tuesday 18 June
Session 4: Tuesday 25 June
7.30 PM - 9.00 PM AEST (9.30 PM - 11.00 PM NZST)
Cost
AUD $480.00
About the La Trobe SOLAR Lab
The SOLAR Lab was established in the School of Education at La Trobe University in 2020 to promote the scientific study of the role of oral language skills in the emergence and consolidation of reading skills across the school years (pre-school to secondary). We use the term “reading” to specifically identify core skills in text decoding and language comprehension that also promote success in writing and spelling.