Learning Links offers practical online professional development courses for teachers, educators and professionals supporting children’s learning and development. Build your confidence through self-paced courses covering dyslexia, synthetic phonics, ADHD, school readiness, motor development and sensory regulation. Each course combines evidence-based guidance with practical strategies and downloadable resources that can be applied in educational settings.
Please note: Following purchase, participants will receive access to the modules through the Learning Links online learning portal. All modules are delivered directly by Learning Links; Pearson does not provide or facilitate the training.
Learning Links - Professional Development for Teachers
Learning Links
Learning Links offers practical online professional development courses for teachers, educators and professionals supporting children’s learning and development. Build your confidence through self-paced courses covering dyslexia, synthetic phonics, ADHD, school readiness, motor development and sensory regulation. Each course combines evidence-based guidance with practical strategies and downloadable resources that can be applied in educational settings.
Please note: Following purchase, participants will receive access to the modules through the Learning Links online learning portal. All modules are delivered directly by Learning Links; Pearson does not provide or facilitate the training.
Dyslexia Support: Synthetic Phonics
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Dyslexia Support: Synthetic Phonics is a self-paced phonics training course for teachers supporting children with dyslexia and persistent reading difficulties. It provides evidence-based strategies, lesson structures and practical resources for teaching reading through systematic synthetic phonics, helping children build strong reading foundations and literacy skills.
Please note: Following purchase, participants will receive access to the modules through the Learning Links online learning portal. All modules are delivered directly by Learning Links; Pearson does not provide or facilitate the training.
Dyslexia Support: Synthetic Phonics is a self-paced phonics training course for teachers and educators. It gives you the knowledge, practical tools and confidence to teach reading using systematic synthetic phonics.
Reading is the foundation for learning. It helps children build knowledge, think critically, develop empathy and grow in confidence. However, learning to read can be challenging for many children, including students with dyslexia.
Why this course matters
Literacy difficulties are one of the most common barriers to learning. Synthetic phonics is an evidence-based approach to teaching children to read, including children with dyslexia.
This course equips you to structure and deliver synthetic phonics lessons with or without a set program, helping you meet the needs of different learners in your classroom.
Strengthening your practice
By the end of the course, you will:
- Feel more confident delivering synthetic phonics-based lessons, with or without a program.
- Know how to track and respond to student progress in reading more effectively.
- Have a toolkit of ready-to-use teaching resources.
- Feel equipped to support every learner, including students with dyslexia, to build strong reading foundations.
Learning outcomes
You will learn:
- What synthetic phonics is and how it fits within models of reading.
- How to structure a synthetic phonics lesson step by step.
- What resources you need to teach effectively.
- How to help students progress to larger words and more complex reading skills.
- How to assess progress in key areas of reading.
- What to do when students are not progressing as expected.
What’s included
- More than three hours of video training: Build your knowledge across eight modules containing short, guided lessons.
- Teaching resources: Access a recommended teaching sequence, flashcards, charts and other practical resources.
- Assessment templates: Track student progress using scripts, skill assessments and reporting tools.
- 72-page workbook: Apply your learning through reflection prompts and practice activities.
- Expert Q&A: Receive additional support and guidance through the in-course Q&A features.
- Course certificate: Recognise your professional learning hours.
