Literacy Connections

MoE-Funded Targeted SLA Training – Term 3 Registrations Open!

YEAR 7-10

Christchurch - we are local facilitators and can come in to your school for your individual coaching and mentoring.

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Applications are officially open for our Ministry of Education-funded Targeted SLA Training. We are approved facilitators (under Learning Adventures)

Year 7–10 Focus: This professional learning and development (PLD) is designed to support targeted teaching with a focus on writing for Year 7-10 teachers.

Secure your spot today!

👉 Read the official MoE Information here: https://pld.education.govt.nz/.../targeted-sla-with-a.../

👉 Register for your place today: Year 7-10
Christchurch and Online cohorts available

https://literacyconnections.co.nz/year-7-10-targeted-pld/

Cohort 9 SLA PLD Applications are OPEN! 📣

Applications for the Ministry of Education Structured Literacy Approaches (SLA) PLD are officially open for Term 3, 2026.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: This is the LAST CHANCE for schools to access this Ministry-funded Structured Literacy professional development in its current format. The model is changing, and it will not be available for all teachers moving forward.

🚨 What you need to know:
Total numbers funded by the MoE are capped for this round.

Places will be prioritised for schools/teachers who haven't yet engaged in SLA PLD.

We highly encourage you to consider enrolling as many staff members as you can manage to make the most of this final funded intake this year.

🗺️ Need Regional Delivery?
If you want us to consider delivering in your specific region, please reach out directly! We are keen to explore flexible options and work with schools to find approaches that best suit your local area.

1️⃣ APPLY (Now Open!)
Apply via the MoE’s PLD Portal under Structured Literacy & Te Reo Matatini Approaches.
Wednesday 10 June – Friday 3 July 2026

2️⃣ AWAIT CONFIRMATION
The Ministry will notify outcomes and issue your ARN (Application Reference Number).
📅 Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026

3️⃣ REGISTER WITH LITERACY CONNECTIONS
Once you receive your ARN, head over to our page to officially register your team with us.
📅 Wednesday 22 July – Wednesday 5 August 2026

👉 Don't miss out on this final opportunity to upskill your team this year. Head to the MoE PLD Portal to get started, or send us a message today if you have any questions!

In-Person Workshops: Available for schools in Christchurch and Auckland.

Online Cohorts: Available nationwide, ensuring no matter where your school is in New Zealand, your staff can access high-quality PLD.

https://pld.education.govt.nz/structured-literacy-and-maths-pld/structured-literacy-approaches/

We know your time is precious. Here's why teachers keep coming back to our workshops ☝️

Sounds like the PD you've been looking for? Find upcoming workshops at the link in our bio.

It covers the full picture:
✅ Decoding & spelling
✅ Reading comprehension
✅ Written expression
✅ Handwriting & letter formation

And it's grounded in 50+ years of research across multiple languages - what's known as the Science of Reading.

The best part? It's especially powerful for neurodiverse and dyslexic learners - making it an equity issue as much as a teaching one.

To every teacher who's feeling overwhelmed by the shift to structured literacy right now, you're not behind. You're learning.

Change takes time. And you don't have to figure it out alone.
We walk alongside schools and teachers - not ahead of them. Meeting you where you're at, building confidence step by step.

That's what we're here for.

📩 Reach out anytime: literacyconnections.co.nz/contact

Since 2021, we've supported over 4,500 teachers across Aotearoa and internationally in structured literacy. 🇳🇿

Not from a textbook. Not from a stage. From classrooms, just like yours.

Our team are qualified structured literacy experts (minimum Associate MSL through IMSLE) who have implemented these approaches in schools themselves.

Can't make it in person? We've got you. 💻

Our online workshops mean you can access world-class structured literacy training from wherever you are in Aotearoa, or the world.

Coming up:
🔹 Literacy Assessment Reset for 2026 — What's in, what's out, what works | $250
🔹 Explicit Instruction – For Effective and Efficient Teaching | $250
🔹 Unlock the Power of Morphology for Literacy Success | $195

Register via the link in our bio 👆 or check our website!

🔤 The structured literacy programme isn't the magic. The teacher is.

Give two teachers the same programme. One has deep knowledge of how reading works — phonology, orthography, morphology, the whole picture. One is using a medley of resources without the knowledge guiding their use.
The outcomes won't look the same.

Structured literacy works when teachers understand the why behind every element. When they can adapt, respond, explain differently, and spot exactly where a reader is stuck.

Consistency across a school doesn't come from everyone using the same resource.
It comes from everyone building the same deep knowledge. 📚

Get in touch today about how we can support your school to build teacher knowledge and support student learning.

[email protected]

🚀 MoE-Funded Targeted SLA Training – Term 3 Registrations Open!

Looking to strengthen your intervention teaching next term? Applications are officially open for our Ministry of Education-funded Targeted SLA Training. We are approved facilitators (under Learning Adventures)

We know how busy school schedules get, so we are offering both flexible online and in-person cohorts to suit you.

📚 Available Pathways for Term 3:

Year 0–6 Focus: This PLD will help teachers develop deep expertise in structured literacy approach (SLA) elements and effective, targeted teaching.

Year 7–10 Focus: This professional learning and development (PLD) is designed to support targeted teaching with a focus on writing for Year 7-10 teachers.

Because this training is MoE-funded, spaces across cohorts fill up incredibly quickly. Secure your spot today!

👉 Read the official MoE Information here: https://pld.education.govt.nz/structured-literacy-and-maths-pld/targeted-sla-with-a-focus-on-writing-year-7-10-pld/
👉 Register your team today: Year 0-6 https://literacyconnections.co.nz/specialist-intervention-teacher-training/https://literacyconnections.co.nz/specialist-intervention-teacher-training/
👉 Register your team today: Year 7-10
https://literacyconnections.co.nz/year-7-10-targeted-pld/