Fitzroy Phonics Professional
Development Courses

Introductory Course:

The Introductory Course is an intense and highly pragmatic all day course that teaches everything you need to know to use the Fitzroy Method with confidence.

You will learn not only precise details 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:

• Phonics: the truth and misconceptions. How it works, why students need it.
• System and Structure: why many literacy programmes fail our students.
• First Letters: pre-writing activities; learning order; techniques for long-term retention.
• Word Formation: sounding out games, strategies and digraphs.
• Phonics classroom: the 5 essentials for a great phonics class.
• The Fitzroy Method: learning through variety. How to get the most out of the Fitzroy range.
• The psychology of a classroom: same effort, better results. Simple methods for success.
• Evaluating students: tips for finding and correcting learning difficulties.  (Course Pricing and Offers)

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

Advanced Course

The Advanced Course covers a range of valuable upper primary skills designed to further extend your understanding of the Fitzroy Method. It also teaches several practical and easy-to-apply techniques for optimizing your child's learning potential.

Areas covered:

• Advanced Levels: reading, writing, grammar.
• Fitzroy Interactive Software: readers, games and activities. The fun way to accelerated learning.
• Alphabetics game: why teachers and children love it. Hands-on instruction.
• Creative writing: fundamental techniques to dramatically improve your students' work.
• Public Speaking: why your students need it; how they can
  master it.
• Planning: the key to good essays and presentations
• Mind Maps: effective tips to creatively harness the power of the mind. (Course Pricing and Offers)

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

VENUES:

Melbourne

Introductory Course, 15th Aug., Fitzroy Readers Seminar Room
Advanced Course, 29th Aug., Fitzroy Readers Seminar Room

Sydney

Introductory Course, 5th Sept., The Castelreagh Hotel

Singapore

Introductory Course, 29th Nov., September 21 Seminar Room
Advanced Course, 30th Nov., September 21 Seminar Room

For further details of courses in Singapore, contact September 21

Malaysia

Introductory Course, 19-20 Aug., Kuala Lumpur
ADVANCED COURSE, 21-22 Aug., Kuala Lumpur

 

For further details see Fitzroy Malaysia

AUSTRALIAN PRICING

Introductory Course	$150 (+GST)
Advanced Course	$150 (+GST)
Discount Offer	$250 (+GST) both courses

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.

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Fitzroy Range

• Alphabet Book
• Alphabetics game
• Answer Books
• Audio CDs
• Fitzroy Files
• Fitzroy Sounds
• Phonics Readers
• Phonics Software
• Teacher's Guide
• Word Families
• Word Skills

‘Your readers have been an enormous help in my Resource Teaching.’
E.M., Principal, St. Bede’s, NSW, Australia.