Foundation Level - Online Thu 29 & Fri 30 October 2026

 Provides participants with an introduction to the THRASS literacy teaching approach through explicit teaching of the following:

• linguistic concepts and terminology

• oral language comprehension and expression

• phonemic awareness and phonics for reading and writing

• orthography and articulation of the 44 speech sounds

• alphabet knowledge, handwriting and fluency

• grammar, vocabulary and etymology

• reading comprehension and written expression

• the MASUTA Spelling Model

• further strategies for the decoding and encoding of English.

*Course Length: 9 hours of instruction over two consecutive days.