Purpose

This professional learning supports and strengthens K–10 teachers’ understanding of effective vocabulary instruction and its critical role in effective reading comprehension and writing.

Who should participate?

Kindergarten to Year 10 teachers across all KLAs and leaders of literacy professional learning in schools.

Mode of delivery

Blended learning, a combination of self-paced and facilitator led learning.

Content

Focus on vocabulary – blended learning includes 7 hours of professional learning:

• 2 x 45 minute online self-paced modules
• 1 x 30 minute online self-paced module
• 2 x 2.5 hour facilitated sessions

By completing this course, participants will:

• gain insight into evidence-based practices, key concepts, frameworks, and resources to support the explicit teaching of vocabulary
• understand how the teaching and learning cycle can be used to guide vocabulary instruction and assessment
• be able to develop and apply strategies to improve vocabulary instruction and strengthen student vocabulary skills and knowledge through curriculum.

Module 1: evidence-based foundations

Completing module 1 will enable participants to:

• examine the importance of vocabulary for student reading and writing development
• explore evidence-based practices and identify key frameworks and resources to support the explicit teaching of vocabulary.

Module 2: igniting word consciousness

Completing module 2 will enable participants to:

• understand how word consciousness impacts student learning
• investigate teaching strategies that build word consciousness.

Module 3: measuring growth to inform teaching

Completing module 3 will enable participants to:

• investigate key aspects of student vocabulary assessment
• explore how vocabulary assessment can be embedded in the teaching and learning cycle.

Dates

Enrolments are paused while course content is reviewed and updated.

Registration dates will be available in Term 1, 2027.