Pearson Academy

Adaptive behavior deficits (i.e., impairments in practical skills required for daily independence) are a common thread across neurodevelopmental disorders.

Learn how to effectively use Words Their Way to assess and identify the spelling stages of your students, tailor spelling activities to support students in their spelling development, and create a positive approach to the teaching and learning of spelling.

This workshop is designed for educators who are current users, or recent adopters, of Words Their Way.

Accuracy, fluency and comprehension are the key components of an effective reading assessment.

In response to COVID-19 this workshop will be conducted VIRTUALLY

This workshop offers an accessible and engaging professional learning experience, designed and facilitated by experts. Participants will thoroughly examine the Benchmark Assessment System and explore how to utilise the system to accurately benchmark students and design effective literacy instruction that meets the needs of all students.

The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development is used to identify deficits in very young children across five major developmental domains: cognitive, language, motor, adaptive behaviour and social-emotional. This scale is ideal for use when delays or problems in early development are suspected to determine whether further assessment is required. It indicates strengths, weakness and competencies so that parents and professionals can properly plan for the child.

*** PLEASE NOTE: Day 2 finishes at 4pm

The EAL/D Lens is structured to support the improvement of EAL/D student participation across reading, writing, speaking, and assessment. These strategies have been used effectively across all subject areas.

Learn how to effectively use Words Their Way to assess and identify the spelling stages of your students, tailor spelling activities to support students in their spelling development, and create a positive approach to the teaching and learning of spelling.

This workshop is designed for educators who are current users, or recent adopters, of Words Their Way.

Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) supports students who are reading and writing below year-level expectations from Foundation to Year 12.

This workshop is designed to develop a pedagogical understanding of literacy intervention, and to provide practical approaches for effective implementation and use of Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention.

This workshop has been designed as an introduction the MMPI2-RF through the practical administration and interpretation of the assessment. The day will involve significant interaction with the audience, and attendees should expect to be able to both understand and begin using and interpreting the MMPI2-RF by the conclusion of the workshop.

The EAL/D Lens is structured to support the improvement of EAL/D student participation across reading, writing, speaking, and assessment. These strategies have been used effectively across all subject areas.

Accuracy, fluency and comprehension are the key components of an effective reading assessment.

In response to COVID-19 this workshop will be conducted VIRTUALLY

This workshop offers an accessible and engaging professional learning experience, designed and facilitated by experts. Participants will thoroughly examine the Benchmark Assessment System and explore how to utilise the system to accurately benchmark students and design effective literacy instruction that meets the needs of all students.

We deliver face-to-face ABLE training, across two days. This practical workshop is designed to support and upskill primary and secondary teachers, special educators and learning support staff to help assess a student’s cognitive ability, academic achievement, cognitive skills and social-emotional learning.