Overview
Understanding the science of writing is fundamental to nurturing confident and capable writers. This workshop delves into the importance of teaching writing at the sentence level, offering strategies to embed writing instruction into all content areas.
What You’ll Learn
Unpack the science of writing and science of learning frameworks.
Discover effective sentence-level strategies that you can immediately implement into your classroom content.
Learn how explicitly teaching writing can be an integral part of your literacy block.
Why Attend
Equip yourself with practical tools to transform your students’ writing skills. This workshop will equip you to elevate writing instruction in your classroom, fostering not just improved writing skills but also boost their literacy development overall. The skills and strategies learned in this workshop can be applied across a wide range of teaching scenarios, helping you support confident and capable writers in your classroom.
Who Should Attend
These workshops are designed for teachers eager to enhance their explicit writing instruction practices, develop their knowledge of Structured Literacy, and drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.
With practical, evidence-based strategies demonstrated through examples from the iDeaL Approach for Schools, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the why, what, and how behind effective writing instruction.
What Others Are Saying
Teachers who have embraced explicit writing instruction using the iDeaL Approach for Schools are seeing remarkable transformations:
"Explicitly teaching writing has been an absolute game changer for the students in my class! Not only has their writing improved, but their confidence to write, take risks in their writing, and share their work has grown immensely. They now have a solid understanding of various writing skills and techniques which they eagerly apply to their own writing."
– Year 7/8 Teacher
Nelson (Sold Out)
Date: 15 May 2025
Venue: Nelson Yacht Club view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Dunedin (Sold Out)
Date: 29 May 2025
Venue: Tūhuru Otago Museum view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Dunedin (Sold Out)
Date: 30 May 2025
Venue: Tūhuru Otago Museum view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Auckland (Sold Out)
Date: 17 June 2025
Venue: Bruce Pulman Park view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Rotorua
Date: 22 July 2025
Venue: Arawa Park Hotel view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Wellington (Sold Out)
Date: 23 July 2025
Venue: Atura view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
New Plymouth
Date: 7 August 2025
Venue: The Devon Hotel view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Whangarei
Date: 26 August 2025
Venue: Northland Rugby view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Hamilton
Date: 28 August 2025
Venue: JetPark Hamilton view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Christchurch (Sold Out)
Date: 2 September 2025
Venue: Addington Raceway view website
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Invercargill (Registrations coming soon)
Date: 10 November 2025
Venue: TBC
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Queenstown (Registrations coming soon)
Date: 20 November 2025
Venue: TBC
Time: 9am - 3pm
Investment: $259 + gst
Testimonials
It drew on different research and pulled it together for us AND that it was practical. Our learning will enhance our teaching of writing right away, meaning high student outcomes. It was relevant to all ages and the facilitators were top notch, teaching how we should be teaching."
I went in with so many questions and feeling like I wasn't sure how to teach writing using the new curriculum. I came away feeling confident with the workshop and resources knowing exactly how to plan and teach writing and share it with my colleagues."
The practicality of the strategies were great. All of the learning reaffirmed the things I had already been doing in my classroom and was a much-needed boost."
