Online courses for teachers and schools
As someone who has worked closely with schools, teachers and children for many years, I understand how time consuming it is to continually keep up with the latest research in speech, language and literacy.
Kat Grinceri - Director Kat’s Speech Pathology & Senior Speech Pathologist
Online courses designed specifically for teachers
After years of presenting workshops on speech, language and literacy, Kat has consolidated her knowledge and expertise into an easily accessible portal with content that’s designed specifically for teachers just like you.
We are now offering access to two online courses:
Semantics and Vocabulary
Phonological Awareness & Phonics
What’s in it for me?
These courses are best suited for teachers in Kindergarten to Year 2 as well as education assistants or those providing intervention in the areas of vocabulary, grammar and reading across K - Year 6.
When you register for the course you’ll receive:
Access to bite-sized modules containing videos, materials, hands-on activities and lots, lots more.
Direct access to Kat Grinceri (Director of Kat’s Speech Pathology & Senior Speech Pathologist) via email for support.
Log-in details that give you access to the course for 12 weeks - giving you the opportunity to work through it at your own pace.
Learning outcomes for each course:
Semantics and Vocabulary
Once you’ve completed your online learning, you will be able to:
Have a greater understanding of what skills are involved in semantics and vocabulary
Understand the importance of vocabulary development
Have knowledge of what words to teach and how to teach them
Have a greater ‘kit’ of activities, strategies and resources to teach vocabulary and semantics
Phonological Awareness & Phonics
Once you’ve completed your online learning, you will be able to:
Understand what phonemic awareness is and what key skills need to be taught.
Understand the important role that phonemic awareness plays in learning to read and spell.
Improve your knowledge of the current research in teaching phonemic awareness and phonics.
Reflect on what is needed for effective reading and spelling
- Understand Synthetic Phonics teaching principles
- Experience an example of a synthetic phonics lesson
Have a greater ‘kit’ of activities and strategies to teach phonemic awareness and phonics.
Understand when to refer on/when should you be concerned and how to refer
Why are these online courses, rather than in-person professional learning?
Here are just some of the many reasons…
Each person can access the course at a time that suits them, which works well for teachers since everyone has different non-teaching days/times available!
Provides the opportunity for year groups to complete (for example) a module at a time, then meet to discuss, before moving on to the next module.
Actually retain the information! It’s hard to focus and retain all the information when you have to sit through a full 2 hour or even full day workshop.
Administrators - no need to pay relief teachers to attend professional learning within school hours!
No need for you to stay after school to attend after school professional learning after school hours (when you are also tired and not likely to retain much)
You can go back and re-watch sections to help you understand and retain the information
Choose your plan
Popular
School Access
$600
Unlimited access for your
school’s teachers and EAs
Semantics & Vocabulary Course +
Virtual Support
Semantics and Vocabulary
Individual Teacher Access$105
Individual Teacher Access
Semantics & Vocabulary Course +
Virtual Support
Popular
School Access
$600
Unlimited access for your
school’s teachers and EAs
Phonological Awareness & Phonics Course +
Virtual Support
Phonological Awareness & Phonics
Individual Teacher Access$105
Individual Teacher Access
Phonological Awareness & Phonics Course +
Virtual Support
Feedback from Kat’s previous teacher presentations…
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"Your professional learning workshop was excellent. I believe it was exactly what we needed and the emphasis on blending and segmenting activities was great because that is what we are lacking. Thank you so much for the time and effort that you put into the presentation. It was clear, effective and engaging. I hope that now everyone is on the same page and is inspired to implement a really effective phonics program. Thank you!!!"
Andrea M (Administrator)
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“As usual, Kat, you have clearly explained the content required of you”
Graham D (Administrator)
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"Thank you so much for providing us with this workshop. You presented the processes and strategies included in the program in an interesting and engaging format for the staff."
Diane T (Administrator)
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“Kat spoke with precision and everything she delivered was valuable”
Anna S (Teacher)
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“Comprehensive information on synthetic phonics”
Sarah M (Teacher)
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"Kat new her subject well and gave great examples. So worthwhile and well presented"
Megan B (Teacher)
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"It is so refreshing after attending so many professional workshops to have such an inspiring presenter"
Hannah Y (Teacher)
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"Kat presented a very impressive and knowledgeable workshop, providing us with the skills to support students"
Bianca T (Teacher)
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Once again, Kat has presented a very worthwhile toolkit to assist in developing confident, literate students"
Katie B (Teacher)
