Fitzroy Phonics Professional
Development Courses

Introductory Course:

The Introductory Course teaches precise details not only on all essential Fitzroy learning materials, but also the fundamental principles behind them. This means that you will never be short of ideas, no matter what teaching situation arises.

Areas covered include:

• Phonics: From the basics to the tricks and traps – including the things you may not know but need to.
• System and Structure: Why many literacy programmes can’t succeed. How to create a course that guarantees reading and writing success.
• First Letters: How to build letter-reading and -writing confidence and achieve long-term memory retention.
• Word Formation: Moving from letters to words. How to use games to accelerate reading and writing skills.
• Phonics in the Classroom: The dos and don’ts. Why phonics classes require phonics teaching methods.
• The Fitzroy Method: Specific tips for getting the most out of our literacy range, with emphasis on the first 40 Readers.
• The Psychology of a Classroom: Why some students struggle with any system and what to do about it.
• Evaluating Students: Tips for finding and correcting learning difficulties.
• (Course Pricing and Offers)

Course presenter: Jeremy O'Carroll, Director of Training (Fitzroy Method)

(For course dates and enrolment, see below.)

Advanced Course

The Advanced Course reveals a range of powerful upper primary skills that both extend your understanding of the Fitzroy Method and equip you with practical and easy-to-apply techniques for optimizing learning potential and improving written and oral work.

Areas covered include:

• Fitzroy Method Writing Course

  The Fitzroy Method Writing Course is your guide to the art of compelling fiction and non-fiction. From persuasive to creative writing, you will be shown simple tips, techniques and strategies to dramatically improve your students’ work:

  Areas covered include:

  • How to use mind maps to come up with a near-endless supply of ideas (and, in the process, access the true power of whole-brain thinking).
  • How to use ‘3-step planning’ to get your persuasive writing piece done faster.
  • Kid-proof techniques to persuade even a skeptic.
  • How to work backwards to ensure a coherent argument – and keep kids on point!
  • How to use concrete descriptions to inject life and tension in otherwise dull creative writing.
  • Simple tricks for eliminating unnecessary words that dilute the power of your students’ prose.
  • The 2 keys to making boring dialogue great.
  • How to use mind mapping to plot page-turning fiction.
  • Choosing the right point-of-view to engage even the most cold-hearted reader.

Course presenter: Jeremy O'Carroll is the Fitzroy Method Director of Training and founder of the Fitzroy Learning Centres. He is the principal author of the Fitzroy Method Teacher's Guide, author of Fitzroy Readers 11X-20X and has lectured both at the University of Melbourne and in many countries around the world. Jeremy is also the author of The Art of Spelling books and workbooks, 4 novels (including The Slob's Guide to the Perfect Job and one non-fiction work.

(For course dates and enrolment, see below.)

VENUES:

Melbourne

Introductory Course, March 22 Online via Zoom

AUSTRALIAN PRICING

For any questions, or to enrol for a course:
Write (info@fitzprog.com.au),
Phone (03 9489 5700) or
Fax (03 9482 3226) Fitzroy Programs.