Training and resourcing
effective early reading programmes

Yolanda is an internationally renowned teacher specialising in early literacy teaching and is an inspiring and motivational speaker. She offers various training courses throughout New Zealand and produces an extensive range of early literacy resources.

WE OFFER PROGRAMMES

Our programme teaches children the high frequency word in daily fun lessons.

WE TEACH COURSES

We offer nationwide Primary phonics, phonological awareness and Early Words courses.

WE MAKE RESOURCES

We have created over 45 tried and tested teaching products.

WE CREATE LESSONS

Yolanda shares a range of teaching techniques to improve childhood learning.

EARLY WORDS

Improving basic reading vocabulary

PRIMARY PHONICS

Fundamental for early reading and writing

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

The importance of early childhood learning

EARLY WORDS READERS

30 colourful guided readers

"Every teacher should do your course! Very rarely you go to a course and are interested and awake for a whole 2 hours, then come away inspired, armed and ready to put it all into practice."

Megan Marsh , Special Need Teacher, St Albans School 

"Brilliant: the best PD I've been on. I liked the speed of the training. It was fast, valuable: fantastic!"

Faencha Doyle,  St Benedict's School 

"One of the few courses that provides you with everything you need to go off and teach right away: lesson plans, assessments, all the info from planning to teaching and assessing."

Suzanne Liggett,  NE teacher, Ohoka School

"It’s great to have a programme that is tried and true, based on sound research and developed for New Zealand schools. I can implement this in my classroom tomorrow without having to buy expensive resources."

Linda Grant, NE teacher, New Lynn School 

"Thank you for your excellent course at Halswell. I've received lots of feedback from other staff about how much they got out of it and how well you presented it. It was great. Thanks again."

Cathie Zelas, AP, Halswell School

"As a New Entrant teacher I absolutely loved the day as it was completely relevant to me and the needs of the students in my class."

Jo Flavell, NE teacher, Kimihia Primary School

"The best course I have ever done. Having a degree in linguistics I can resolutely say that this has helped me more in my teaching of phonics than a BA and B Ed combined! Thank you."

Julia Palmer, Y1 teacher, Helensville School

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teachers wished they had done it years ago. It is always refreshing to have your enthusiastic, professional and slick delivery – fantastic! Everyone is inspired!"

Annie Evans, Taikura Steiner School

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DUNEDIN
Early Words (25 February)
$70.00
28 placements available
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TAURANGA
Primary Phonics (4 May)
$190.00
41 placements available
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TAURANGA
Early Words (4 May)
$70.00
40 placements available
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HAMILTON
Primary Phonics (5 May)
$190.00
41 placements available
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HAMILTON
Early Words (5 May)
$70.00
45 placements available
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ROTORUA
Primary Phonics (8 May)
$190.00
6 placements available

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Training and resourcing
effective early reading programmes

WE OFFER PROGRAMMES

WE TEACH COURSES

WE MAKE RESOURCES

WE CREATE LESSONS

EARLY WORDS

PRIMARY PHONICS

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

EARLY WORDS READERS

"Every teacher should do your course! Very rarely you go to a course and are interested and awake for a whole 2 hours, then come away inspired, armed and ready to put it all into practice."

"Brilliant: the best PD I've been on. I liked the speed of the training. It was fast, valuable: fantastic!"

"One of the few courses that provides you with everything you need to go off and teach right away: lesson plans, assessments, all the info from planning to teaching and assessing."

"It’s great to have a programme that is tried and true, based on sound research and developed for New Zealand schools. I can implement this in my classroom tomorrow without having to buy expensive resources."

"Thank you for your excellent course at Halswell. I've received lots of feedback from other staff about how much they got out of it and how well you presented it. It was great. Thanks again."

"As a New Entrant teacher I absolutely loved the day as it was completely relevant to me and the needs of the students in my class."

"The best course I have ever done. Having a degree in linguistics I can resolutely say that this has helped me more in my teaching of phonics than a BA and B Ed combined! Thank you."

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teachers wished they had done it years ago. It is always refreshing to have your enthusiastic, professional and slick delivery – fantastic! Everyone is inspired!"

DUNEDIN
Early Words (25 February)

TAURANGA
Primary Phonics (4 May)

TAURANGA
Early Words (4 May)

HAMILTON
Primary Phonics (5 May)

HAMILTON
Early Words (5 May)

ROTORUA
Primary Phonics (8 May)

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"Every teacher should do your course! Very rarely you go to a course and are interested and awake for a whole 2 hours, then come away inspired, armed and ready to put it all into practice."

"Brilliant: the best PD I've been on. I liked the speed of the training. It was fast, valuable: fantastic!"

"One of the few courses that provides you with everything you need to go off and teach right away: lesson plans, assessments, all the info from planning to teaching and assessing."

"It’s great to have a programme that is tried and true, based on sound research and developed for New Zealand schools. I can implement this in my classroom tomorrow without having to buy expensive resources."

"Thank you for your excellent course at Halswell. I've received lots of feedback from other staff about how much they got out of it and how well you presented it. It was great. Thanks again."

"As a New Entrant teacher I absolutely loved the day as it was completely relevant to me and the needs of the students in my class."

"The best course I have ever done. Having a degree in linguistics I can resolutely say that this has helped me more in my teaching of phonics than a BA and B Ed combined! Thank you."

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teachers wished they had done it years ago. It is always refreshing to have your enthusiastic, professional and slick delivery – fantastic! Everyone is inspired!"

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Training and resourcing effective early reading programmes

WE OFFER PROGRAMMES

WE TEACH COURSES

WE MAKE RESOURCES

WE CREATE LESSONS

EARLY WORDS

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

"Every teacher should do your course! Very rarely you go to a course and are interested and awake for a whole 2 hours, then come away inspired, armed and ready to put it all into practice."

"Brilliant: the best PD I've been on. I liked the speed of the training. It was fast, valuable: fantastic!"

"One of the few courses that provides you with everything you need to go off and teach right away: lesson plans, assessments, all the info from planning to teaching and assessing."

"It’s great to have a programme that is tried and true, based on sound research and developed for New Zealand schools. I can implement this in my classroom tomorrow without having to buy expensive resources."

"Thank you for your excellent course at Halswell. I've received lots of feedback from other staff about how much they got out of it and how well you presented it. It was great. Thanks again."

"As a New Entrant teacher I absolutely loved the day as it was completely relevant to me and the needs of the students in my class."

"The best course I have ever done. Having a degree in linguistics I can resolutely say that this has helped me more in my teaching of phonics than a BA and B Ed combined! Thank you."

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teachers wished they had done it years ago. It is always refreshing to have your enthusiastic, professional and slick delivery – fantastic! Everyone is inspired!"

"Every teacher should do your course! Very rarely you go to a course and are interested and awake for a whole 2 hours, then come away inspired, armed and ready to put it all into practice."

"Brilliant: the best PD I've been on. I liked the speed of the training. It was fast, valuable: fantastic!"

"One of the few courses that provides you with everything you need to go off and teach right away: lesson plans, assessments, all the info from planning to teaching and assessing."

"It’s great to have a programme that is tried and true, based on sound research and developed for New Zealand schools. I can implement this in my classroom tomorrow without having to buy expensive resources."

"Thank you for your excellent course at Halswell. I've received lots of feedback from other staff about how much they got out of it and how well you presented it. It was great. Thanks again."

"As a New Entrant teacher I absolutely loved the day as it was completely relevant to me and the needs of the students in my class."

"The best course I have ever done. Having a degree in linguistics I can resolutely say that this has helped me more in my teaching of phonics than a BA and B Ed combined! Thank you."

"We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and the teachers wished they had done it years ago. It is always refreshing to have your enthusiastic, professional and slick delivery – fantastic! Everyone is inspired!"

Training and resourcing
effective early reading programmes