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Summer holiday groups at Spelfabet

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Time	Skill level	Example words targeted
8.45am to 9.45am	Beginners: VC and CVC words.	at, in, hop, bus, red, fan, big
10.15am-11.15am	Adding common suffixes to base words, doubling final consonants as needed. Introducing three “long” vowels with consonant-e/split/silent final e spellings, and when to drop final e before adding a suffix. NB if you have a Year 3-4 child who needs this level of work, we may run a second group for them at 11.45am.	bat-batting, swim-swimmer, hop-hopped, run-runny, shade-shady, time, timer, hope, hoping
11.45am to 12.45pm	Adjacent consonants: CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, CCCVC, CVCCC.	help, list, trap, stop, crust, strip, jumps
2.00pm to 3.00pm	Consonant digraphs.	wish, chat, fetch, this, when, quick, sing

We will provide all the necessary resources, including specialist take-home readers. We have a maximum of four children per speech pathologist in our groups, to keep the pace/intensity high. We match children carefully and ask that everyone comes prepared to attend all sessions and do all the homework.

Our groups will be held at our North Fitzroy office in Melbourne’s inner north, with attendance by appointment only. Spaces are limited, and upfront payment for all group sessions is required to secure a child’s place.  The cost of a week’s program is $720, which covers all sessions, materials and planning time, plus a brief final report with recommendations. Missed sessions are non-refundable. Private health rebates may apply, depending on your level/type of cover, but Medicare only provides rebates for individual therapy sessions.

Children not already known to us need to attend an assessment session with us before joining a group. This allows us to check whether we have a suitable group, and helps us cater for any special needs/interests. If we don’t have a group matching a child’s skills and needs, we can usually suggest other intervention options.

Please contact Tiana Knights on admin@spelfabet.com.au, (03) 8528 0138 or text 0434 902 249 if you’d like to find out more about these groups, or book an assessment for a struggling reader/speller.