20/09/2024
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💬 Do you have a question about Dyslexia or SLDs? 💬
DSF will be holding an online Q&A session as part of Dyslexia and SLD Awareness Week 2024. One of DSF’s experienced psychologists will provide evidence-informed answers to questions submitted prior to this live event.
❓ Please submit your question via this online form: https://form.jotform.com/232513118129045
💻 This session will be recorded and a link to the recording will be emailed to participants by midday Thursday 10 October.
➡️ Please register if you would like to participate in the live event and/or watch the recording: https://www.facebook.com/events/1460438177993042/
03/09/2024
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Check out the upcoming free information sessions on offer for parents and carers:
📝 Supporting Children with Written Expression Difficulties
Online session at 1:00pm on Friday 13 September
✏️ Supporting Spelling Development
Online session at 12:30pm on Monday 14 October
📋 Assessment and Accommodations
Online session at 1:00pm on Friday 1 November
🔢 Supporting Students who Struggle with Maths
In-person session at DSF South Perth on Thursday 14 November
Information sessions on Specific Learning Disorders and Developmental Language Disorders are also available.
Find all the details at the DSF & Telethon Family Support Hub: https://dsf.net.au/families/telethon-family-support-hub
Registration is essential.
30/08/2024
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Introductory workshops for Word Origins: A Year 3-6 Spelling and Word Study Program have been filling fast! Some sessions are almost at capacity, so we have opened a new after-school timeslot on Monday 16 September.
Check out the introductory session options below:
🗣 Monday 2 September, 1:00pm-2:30pm at the DSF Institute, West Perth -https://dsf.net.au/wosep2
💻 Monday 16 September, 3:15pm-4:45pm AWST Online - https://dsf.net.au/wosep16
💻 Tuesday 17 September, 1:00pm-2:30pm AWST Online - https://dsf.net.au/wosep17
🗣 Wednesday 16 October, 1:00pm-2:30pm at the DSF Institute, West Perth https://dsf.net.au/wooct16
21/08/2024
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✨ Sale ends Friday! ✨
Celebrate Book Week 2024 with a 10% discount on all decodable readers from Phonic Books at the DSF Bookshop.
This includes:
📘Beginner readers – Dandelion Launchers, Dandelion Initial and Extended Code, Split Vowel Spellings and more
📕Dandelion World Non-Fiction
📙 Catch-up readers – series include Moon Dog, Dragon Eggs, Magic Belt, That Dog!, Alba, Totem, Talisman, Island Adventure, Rescue, Titan’s Gauntlets and Amber Guardians
Enter the discount code ‘BOOKWEEK’ at checkout to receive 10% off. DSF members will receive an additional discount!
This sale ends on Friday.
30/07/2024
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📚 New to the DSF Bookshop 📚
Introducing the latest series from Phonic Books: Pet Sitters 🐈
This set of 12 decodable readers are perfect for older readers who need practice with foundation phonics knowledge. The books include words with adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, and alternative spellings for vowel sounds.
This series shares the same phonic progression as the Alba and Totem series and can be used either independently or in parallel. Accompanying photocopiable activities for reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Pet Sitters Activities.
Learn more at https://dsf.net.au/resources/online-store/item-details/pet-sitters-series-f4a3b337
23/07/2024
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Parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with learning and language difficulties can access a variety of resources through the Telethon & DSF Family Support Hub at https://dsf.net.au/families/telethon-family-support-hub
The Hub features:
▪ information about upcoming in-person and online events
▪ helpful free downloads
▪ printable information sheets
▪ a collection of recorded sessions
Please share our upcoming schedule of free information sessions ⬇️
22/06/2022
✏️ Upcoming workshops - Talk for Writing: The Early Years ✏️
Talk for Writing is an exceptionally effective instructional approach for both oral language and early writing development. The Talk for Writing: The Early Years workshop offers Kindergarten/Preschool and Foundation teachers an overview of Talk for Writing in the first years of schooling.
💻 Online workshop for teachers across Australia: 8:00am to 2:30pm AWST, Friday 1 July https://dsf.net.au/our-services/professional-learning/event-details/talk-for-writing-online-the-early-years-222z-69f6af34
🗣 In person workshop for teachers in WA: 9:00am to 3:30pm, Friday 15 July https://dsf.net.au/our-services/professional-learning/event-details/talk-for-writing-the-early-years-222bd-b7ab344d
01/06/2022
Have you taken a look 👀 at DSF’s Booster Pack?
It’s an evidence-informed collection of engaging and easy-to-use activities aimed at boosting children’s language and early literacy skills. The Booster Pack includes free resources designed to build vocabulary, knowledge of grammar, awareness of language sounds, and knowledge about letter-sound links (phonics).
All of the Booster Pack resources (including an instructional booklet, activities and demonstration videos) can be downloaded for free from https://dsf.net.au/booster-pack
20/05/2022
✨ Free Resource for Families ✨
DSF’s Booster Pack is a collection of engaging and easy-to-use activities aimed at boosting children’s language and early literacy skills. It has been specifically designed for parents of children in early childhood who wish to promote their child’s understanding and use of spoken language at home, as well as support their child’s early reading and spelling skills.
All of the Booster Pack resources (including an instructional booklet, activities and demonstration videos) can be downloaded for free from https://dsf.net.au/booster-pack
18/04/2022
The 2022 DSF Language, Literacy and Learning Virtual Conference gets underway tomorrow morning!
Don’t miss this world-class online event featuring local and international experts in the fields of language development, the Science of Reading, literacy and numeracy acquisition, best-practice teaching, and child development.
The entire conference will be available to view on demand for three weeks following the conclusion of the event.
🎟 Register now at https://dsf.net.au/conference-registration
💻 Check out the conference event website at https://eventee.co/en/e/dsf-language-literacy-and-learning-virtual-conference-2022-11088?event_id=11088