EduSparks
Professional Development
Our training team consists of highly qualified early childhood professionals and leaders with a strong passion in supporting stakeholders in the industry through enhancing the teaching experience of educators, and learning experience of young learners.
Our Programmes
Better Leader, Better Me
Letterland Training
Phonics for Children: A Teacher’s Perspective
Customised Teacher's Workshops
Pen Pal Whizz Teaching Resource Implementation Training
Cambridge Reading Adventures Teacher’s Training
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and
I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin
Better Leader, Better Me
This training will allow participants to be more reflective of their current practices while learning new tools and strategies to be applied in management practices. These strategies will allow staff in senior positions to develop effective action plans to tackle issues arising in the preschool setting. The activity-based teaching style will provide realistic examples for participants to plan and reflect upon their actions on how they engage their colleagues in a thoughtful manner. This training will be divided into 6 broad topics, each with its own issues and strategies. Activities will be done at the end of the topic/section to summarize the learning and to be applied to the group project on Day 2. The assessment tool used will be a reflection paper to be completed at the end of Day 2. Participants will review the reflection paper they wrote at the beginning of Day 1 and write down how their perspectives have changed and what they can apply to their centre(s) after the training.
Objective
- Develop and implement staff communication plans to meet organizational goals and objectives.
- Identify communication channels to support staff engagement initiatives.
- Develop and implement staff engagement initiatives.
- Monitor and gather feedback on staff engagement initiatives.
- Evaluate staff engagement initiatives and refine initiatives based on evaluation
Course Schedule
- 11 & 18 May 2026
Registration Information
- Registration available on ONE@ECDA for Senior Early Years Educator, Lead Early Years Educator, Senior Preschool Educator, Lead Preschool Educator, Deputy Centre Leader, Centre Leader, Senior Centre Leader, Lead Early Intervention Educator,, Senior Lead Early Intervention Educator, Centre Manager, Director, Lead Learning Support Educator, Senior Lead Learning Support Educator, Cluster Manager
For Preschool Educators
Customised Teacher’s Workshop
Are you a preschool educator looking to grow your practice?
At EduSparks, we go beyond theory. Our workshops are designed for the real world of early childhood education, giving you tools you can use the very next day.
What you'll walk away with
- Ready-to-use resources: practical templates and activity ideas for your daily classroom.
- Hands-on skills training: sessions built around the realities of modern preschool settings.
School Leaders
For school leaders, we also offer bespoke training solutions tailored to your centre’s goals, with specialists in Literacy, Music & Drama, and Creative Arts. We handle certifiation and attendance tracking, so you can focus on your team’s growth.
More information
For Preschool Educators
Phonics for Children:
A Teacher’s Perspective
Day 1: Participants will learn the basics of what phonics is about, and learn the sounds and shapes of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Strategies will be introduced to help support children’s learning at ages 2 to 4, forming a strong foundation in phonemic awareness.
Day 2: Participants will learn strategies for reading & spelling, as well as delve into the more advanced spelling patterns such as Consonant Blends, Digraphs & Diphthongs, for teaching children 5 to 6 years old. Participants will also learn how to design lesson plans and activities for children at various stages of language development. After the session, participant will be required to carry out the 1st assessment in their own schools.
Day 3: With the knowledge of Day 1 & 2, as well as implementation of their Phonics lesson plan in the classroom, participants will discuss challenges that they have faced in the classrooms when teaching phonics and share their ideas in possible strategies to overcome these commonly faced challenges and support diverse learners. Day 3 will conclude with an online 2nd assessment to summarize the learning.
Objective
- Gain an overview understanding of phonics.
- Apply strategies to introduce accurate letter sounds and spelling patterns to children.
- Link teaching and learning of phoneme (letter sound) to grapheme (letter shape).
- Create new resources to support children’s understanding of phonics concepts.
- Incorporate multi-sensory activities in curriculum/lesson design & implementation.
- Integrate Language & Literacy learning across all domains of child development.
- Develop literacy take-home kits to strengthen home-school partnership.
- Explore available materials and/or commercial products to be used in classroom phonic teaching.
Course Schedule
30-31 July & 14 August 2026
Registration Information
For Preschool Educators
Cambridge Reading Adventures
Teacher’s Training
This training is exclusive to adopters of Cambridge Reading Adventures series.
Objective
- Understand the research and value the importance of reading for academic and pleasure purpose.
- Know that the reading scheme consists of several components that work together for effective learning.
- Understand the stages of the Guided Reading approach.
Course Schedule
2026 TBC
Letterland Phonics Training
For Preschool Educators
Letterland Teacher’s Training
Conducted by the Official Letterland Trainer in Singapore, Ms Julienne Cheok
Objective
This full-day training will cover essential topics and strategies for teaching children aged 2 to 6 years. Recommended for all
L1 & L2 preschool educators using Letterland in the classroom. The session will be conducted by Letterland Trainer, Ms Julienne Cheok. Participants will receive a certificate from Letterland International upon completion.
Course Schedule
27 August 2026
Registration Information for Public Run Sessions
Register via email at info@letterland.com.sg for all ECDA-registered educators only.
For In-House Trainings
Talk to us via email at info@letterland.com.sg for in-house trainings at your venue or yours.
For Parents
This is a workshop that you absolutely cannot miss to learn the tips & tricks to make learning with the Letterlanders fun at home!
This Phonics Parent’s Workshop is BIGGER and BETTER than ever! And now, for the third year in 2026, following our sold-out sessions since 2024!
Adapted from our popular teacher’s training, this workshop has been tailored specifically to give parents the same interactive experience! Following the feedback from preschool educators who have attended our training sessions, we are now opening up a similar workshop just for parents!
✨ This is a workshop that you absolutely cannot miss to learn the tips & tricks to make learning with the Letterlanders fun at home! Come experience a full-fledged workshop with hands-on activities in our Letterland-themed classroom. Our Letterland Trainer will cover essential strategies for supporting the learning of 2- to 6-year-olds.
Objective
- Introduction to Letterland
- Letter Sounds & Learning Strategies
- Letter Shapes & Strategies for Handwriting
- Blending Letter Sounds to Read
- Segmenting Letter Sounds to Spell
- Consonant Blends
- Consonant Digraphs
- Long Vowel Sounds (and the various spelling patterns)
- Split Digraphs
- Further Spelling Patterns
Course Schedule
26 August 2026 (10am – 5pm)
For Schools
Pen Pal Whizz Teaching Resource
Implementation Training
The Pen Pal Whizz Teaching Resource Implementation Training is designed to provide teachers with
an intensive workshop that demonstrates the usage of the reading pen in a classroom setting.
Synopsis
Through this workshop, teachers can observe the lessons conducted with the children, thereby learning the functions of Pen Pal Whizz and getting first-hand experience.
The workshop will be conducted with age-appropriate stories and resources to scaffold the child’s learning, allowing them to complete the educational activities with fun. Children will be able to discover the uses of the reading pen, while enjoying a storytelling session with activities.
The review session aims to answer the queries of the teachers, while brainstorming for ideas on how to further incorporate Pen Pal Whizz into the classroom to customize resources, suiting each teacher’s needs and style.
As an added service, we will assist in setting up a library corner in the school so as to allow the children to have a hands-on experience with Pen Pal Whizz and its compatible books. This will complement the teacher’s classes by providing opportunities for the children to gain familiarity with this learning tool, thereby optimising the use of this reading pen for fun and learning!
Key Features
Active demonstration and participation on how to use Pen Pal Whizz in the classroom
Find Out More
Contact us at enquiry@jlb.com.sg to find out more about this training.