Secondary Literacy Workshops – Educators
The Secondary Educator Structured Literacy Workshop (Y9-13)
25-26 NOVEMBER 2025
9am-3pm | $360pp + GST
Venue: Dunstan High School
Understanding and Implementing a Structured Literacy Approach in a Secondary School
In collaboration with Dunstan High School, Janice Langford invites you to this cross-curricular professional learning opportunity.
Over two days, Janice will present an overview of a Structured Literacy approach through a secondary school lens. Building on best practice from primary and intermediate settings, she will guide you to understand — and support you to implement — an evidence-based approach with a secondary teacher perspective.
- The Science of Reading and Learning
- Understanding MTSS
- A Scope and Sequence of Spelling Concepts for the Secondary Classroom
- Morphology
- Vocabulary
- Assessment
All attendees will receive access to a digital folder of key resources, including a scope and sequence of spelling concepts for the secondary context, slides and scripts to support implementation, assessments, and other helpful resources for use across the curriculum.
Introduction to Structured Literacy for Secondary Schools
3-4 DECEMBER | ONLINE
2pm-4pm | $120pp + GST
Repeated by popular demand! Spaces limited to 10 participants.
Join Janice for this online 3hr workshop over two afternoons that will introduce you to a Structured Literacy approach. Janice utilises her background as an English and Social Science teacher, and Secondary literacy specialist, to contextualise a Structured Literacy approach for Secondary School educators.
- What is a Structured Literacy approach?
- Why a Structured Literacy approach for Secondary?
- Components overview – spelling patterns, morphology, semantics, syllable types, vocabulary, sentence structure, knowledge
- Tiers of instruction
- Explicit instruction and the Science of Learning
- Ideas for logistics in the Secondary context
- Molding a Scope and Sequence for Secondary instruction
“The workshop was well-structured, engaging, and it deepened my understanding of Structured Literacy. I loved the strong focus on evidence-based knowledge and strategies I can apply in the classroom – a highly relevant workshop for secondary educators.” – Maria Affleck, Specialist Classroom Teacher / English Teacher / Dunstan High School
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Our Facilitators
Janice Langford
Janice is a knowledgeable and experienced Literacy Facilitator who has worked across the sector for the past six years – primary, intermediate and secondary schools. She completed a post-graduate diploma of Literacy Education through Massey University in 2007 and trained through the Institute for Multisensory Structured Language Education (IMSLE) in 2017. She attained Associate Membership with the Australia Dyslexia Association (AMADA) in 2018. In 2024 she researched parents’ perceptions of the impact of dyslexia diagnosis as her Masters degree inquiry.
Initially focused on supporting secondary school literacy practices, she has been working closely with primary schools over the past five years to support the implementation of a Structured Literacy approach school-wide. Her focus on building teacher knowledge and professional capability to underpin practical application means teachers understand the why, what and how of implementation. Her individual attention to teachers’ needs means everyone is brought along on the journey. She loves seeing ākonga thrive in classrooms where teachers are confidently implementing this approach.
Eunice M Fuchs
Eunice brings a wealth of intervention expertise to her role as a facilitator. She is a Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventionist in Whangarei. Eunice trained through the Institute for Multisensory Structured Language Education (IMSLE) in 2017 and attained Associate Membership with the Australia Dyslexia Association (AMADA) in 2019. More recently she attained recognition of knowledge and skills as a certified dyslexia interventionist through the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Centre for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI). Eunice has experience teaching struggling readers with multiple co-morbidities. Eunice specialises in the application of Science of Reading and Science of Learning principles with the most challenging of learners. Eunice is a capable presenter and facilitator to adult professionals. She is an experienced tertiary-level educator in her discipline of origin and has facilitated structured literacy workshops for teachers of reading in Gisborne and Whangarei.
Sharni Honour
Recent hands-on implementation of a Structured Literacy Approach in the junior classroom means that Sharni’s facilitation work is informed by five years of on-the-ground practical experience with a Structured Literacy approach. She understands the pressures of adapting theoretical knowledge to the classroom setting and has worked on creating systems that help teachers with planning and organisation. Through her roles as a Team Leader, Mentor Teacher, and Literacy Lead she has gained hands-on experience in embedding a Structured Literacy Approach across a school-wide setting. This has included curriculum alignment, the use of evidence aligned assessment to make OTJ’s, and supporting teachers in adapting their classroom practice. Sharni has witnessed the incredible impact this approach has had on student achievement and engagement in learning and is excited to help all teachers and ākonga experience the same success.
“Janice models really well the idea that we are all learners and makes visible her thought process as she is interacting with us/modelling etc. When presenting material to staff she uses a range of strategies. From our recent year group team meetings with Janice, I can say that she uses the GROWTH model really well (I have also done this PLD, so know how it works) in her discussions, is great at clarifying and revoicing and also at moving the conversation forward to ensure that next steps are considered.”
“Her passion for the Science of Literacy and Structured Literacy approach is evident in her interactions with our staff.”
“I have been so impressed with Janice’s professionalism and her superb organisation of her PLD sessions. Her communication and liaison with our school leadership has been exceptional and provided us with clear direction for our strategic planning.”
“She has provided practical ways to implement evidence-based teaching into our teaching practice.”