PARENT WORKSHOPS



My parent workshops are for parents of school students of all ages and skill levels.

Each workshop is different and targets a different academic outcome or learning milestone.

I offer parent workshops on the following basis:

  • Just you and me one-to-one
  • In pairs with another parent
  • In small groups of 3 to 10 parents

When done as a group you get to hear other parent questions, challenges, struggles and successes. Talking with other parents and discussing parenting skills is a great way to boost your confidence as a parent and improve your ability to help your child.

Workshops can be completed in person (Home office is located at Padstow Heights or via a zoom call)

I offer 7 workshops in total as follows:

Get Ready for School Workshop –

For parents with pre-school children who are about to start school or will be starting next year.

This workshop addresses:

  • Self-help skills
  • The importance of language
  • The importance of social skills
  • The importance of phonics
  • The importance of reading to your child
  • Concepts about print
  • Name-writing
  • Fine Motor Skills and Pencil Grip
  • Identify the necessary skills for future successful English skills at school
  • Identify the necessary skills for future successful Mathematical skills at school
  • What should I do if I suspect my child has a learning difficulty?

Kindergarten – What does my child need to know in their first year of school?

This workshop addresses:

  • Reading levels
  • Book introductions
  • Fluency and phrasing
  • Comprehension
  • Phonics and Phonological awareness
  • Sight words
  • Spelling
  • Sentence writing
  • Counting
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Necessary maths concepts for a successful primary school experience

Reading for successful literacy in Year 1

This workshop addresses:

  • Reading Levels – where does your child need to be exactly?
  • Book introductions
  • Comprehension
  • Fluency and phrasing
  • Self-correcting
  • Phonics and phonological awareness
  • The importance of writing and the reading process
  • Activities for home that will enhance the reading process

What’s the time Mr Wolf?

For parents who want to help their child learn to tell the time. 

Targeted at parents whose children are in Year 3 to 6

This workshop addresses:

  • Time milestones according to the Australian curriculum
  • Practical ways to acknowledge time in the home and every-day living
  • Exactly what to teach and when
  • Includes time resources and lesson ideas for quick lessons at home

The Importance of Multiplication and Division Facts

For parents who want to help their children learn their times-tables

Targets at parents whose children are in Year 3 to 6

This workshop addresses:

  • The language of multiplication and division
  • The underlying concepts of multiplication and division
  • Counting and the importance of the multiples
  • Inverse operations
  • Multiplication fact with its division fact
  • Quick and fun activities for the home
  • Includes a physical copy of the Multiplication and Division parent book, E-Book workbook, laminated hundreds chart, dice and counters.

Does my child need a tutor, teacher or an allied health professional?

Too many times I see children and teens seeing a tutor or teacher for their schoolwork when in actual fact they need an allied health professional.

This workshop addresses

  • The role of a Speech Pathologist
  • The role of an Occupational Therapist
  • The role of a Behavioural Optometrist
  • The role of an Educational Psychologist
  • The role of a teacher
  • When to access a tutor or a teacher
  • Is tutoring even necessary?

Year 7 Essentials for a Successful High School Transition

For parents whose children will be starting high school in the next 12 to 24 months.

This workshop addresses:

  • The essentials for English
  • The essentials for Mathematics
  • Organisation and time management skills
  • Study skills
  • Research skills
  • Practical and helpful solutions for a successful transition