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Phonics, word recognition and early literacy training and resources for teachers, teacher aides and whānau.

At Yolanda Soryl Literacy, we believe in giving every child an opportunity to learn and experience the joy of reading. The training and resources we provide include the fundamental components of The Science of Reading: phonemic awareness, oral language, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. All as part of an integrated approach to learning literacy in a structured literacy programme.

We acknowledge that children learn to read in varying ways, requiring their teachers to draw on a broad tool kit of methods to teach them.

Since 2002, Yolanda Soryl and her team have empowered over 25,000 educators with the knowledge, tools and confidence to provide children with the phonics, word recognition and early literacy skills they need.

Structured literacy designed for the New Zealand classroom.

Phonics, word recognition and early literacy training and resources for schools and whānau.

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PRIMARY PHONICS
Auckland
9am-3:30pm, 3 March 2025
$225.00
28 placements available

“So much success with my students running your programmes."

“Yolanda is the real deal. You can tell she is still a practicing teacher."

“The guided readers really motivated my students.”

“Most worthwhile seminar I have done in all my teaching years.”

“A game changer for my students.”

"Best and easiest NZ phonics programme."

Upcoming live webinars and in-person courses

Course details
PRIMARY PHONICS
Auckland
9am-3:30pm, 3 March 2025
$225.00
28 placements available

“So much success with my students running your programmes."

“Yolanda is the real deal. You can tell she is still a practicing teacher."

“The guided readers really motivated my students.”

“Most worthwhile seminar I have done in all my teaching years.”

“A game changer for my students.”

"Best and easiest NZ phonics programme."

"Teaching children to read and write opens doors for them. It did for me."

— Yolanda

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Yolanda Soryl Literacy3 weeks ago

Early Words word lists are now on StepsWeb!

StepsWeb now has the Early Words word lists! To find/assign them, look under the Wordlists section, then click the heading 'Common Wordlists' and you'll see the Early Words lists there. This will give you access to all the online activities and also printable reinforcements, including the Stargame cards, which provide hands-on game practice with these words.

Thanks to Ros and the team at StepsWeb for adding these word lists. Such a good way for children to reinforce their learning from their Early Words lessons.

For more info on Early Words: https://yolandasoryl.com/early-words/