Yellow Tree Reading Academy is an online training school dedicated to equipping educators, therapists, and homeschooling parents with research-based strategies, interactive resources, and structured methodologies to effectively teach and support children with reading difficulties.

Founder and author Annemarie Roux also presents workshops and training sessions from The Yellow Tree Learning Centre on a regular basis:

Workshops at

The Yellow Tree Learning Centre

Making Magic With Words

Methodologies (Book1) Workshop

8 March 2025

A Transformational and Comprehensive Reading Intervention Programme:

One-Day Training for Special Needs Teachers to Assist Children with Reading Difficulties

Presented and Written by

Annemarie Roux

What This Workshop is About

Making Magic with Words is a groundbreaking training programme designed to revolutionise the way reading is taught to children experiencing serious reading delays. This comprehensive intervention course is the culmination of decades of research and practical experience, equipping educators, therapists, and homeschooling parents with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on resources they need to create learner-centered environments.

Unlike conventional reading instruction, this course introduces creative, engaging, and multisensory teaching methodologies that transform reading into a joyful and rewarding experience. Through structured lessons, interactive activities, and beautifully designed stories tailored to different reading levels, this programme ensures that struggling readers gain confidence, develop essential literacy skills, and ultimately, fall in love with reading​.

Who This Training is For

This programme is tailored for educators, therapists, and homeschooling parents who support children aged seven to fifteen with reading difficulties. Whether you are a classroom teacher working with diverse learners, a remedial specialist seeking new strategies, or a homeschooling parent looking for structured guidance, Making Magic with Words provides step-by-step methodologies to teach struggling readers effectively.

The course recognises that every learner is unique and incorporates differentiation strategies to cater to individual needs. By bridging the gap between traditional teaching approaches and research-backed intervention techniques, this programme empowers educators to transform their teaching practices and make a lasting impact on their students' literacy journey​.

Why This Workshop is Magical

For children struggling with reading, each day can feel like a battle filled with frustration, anxiety, and self-doubt. Making Magic with Words addresses these challenges head-on, offering educators and parents a structured yet flexible approach to teaching reading in an engaging and stress-free way.

This course goes beyond teaching literacy—it fosters a love for language through interactive stories, fun-filled games, and practical resources that bring words to life. Backed by educational research, it equips educators with effective strategies to build students’ confidence, comprehension skills, and reading fluency. By making reading an enjoyable experience rather than a daunting task, this programme transforms learning into an adventure, ensuring that every child, regardless of their reading level, discovers the magic hidden within words​.

Workshop Details

8 March 2025

  • Location: Yellow Tree Learing Centre situated in Durbanville, South Africa

  • Time: 08:00 - 16:30

  • Small group (10 persons only) in-person training workshop by Annemarie Roux

  • Refreshments, lunch and bottomless coffee & tea

  • INCLUDED: Making Magic with Words Book 1 (Methodologies) full colour e-book (pdf)

  • BONUS included for trainees only: 6 Games FREE (digital) to download, cut and laminate

  • R2 600 per person per Full Day Workshop Training

  • ONLY 12 SEATS available per Workshop

  • Bookings Online (Schools EFT)

  • Payment Option: Pay 50% now and 50% next month

NB: Bring your laptop or tablet!

  • Avaliable to purchase on the day: Book 2 - Vowels for R980 per printed hard copy e-book to download in pdf format (Normal Price R1200)

  • 8 More games from the Methodologies Training to purchase from the Yellow Tree Online Store

  • Yellow Tree Gameshop is open during the workshop

  • Games for sale in the Yellow Shop - manupulatives, block games, card games and much more!

Making Magic With Words

Methodologies One-Day Workshop

This course (Book 1) focuses on the Methodology of teaching students who experience serious delays in English.

This course unpacks the HOW of teaching kids with special needs. It focusses on how to differentiate teaching according to the needs and strengths of individual children.

The Benefits of Making Magic with Words

  • Transforms Reading Instruction – Moves beyond traditional phonics to an engaging, research-backed intervention programme.

  • Tailored for Struggling Readers – Specifically designed to support children aged 7–15 who face reading difficulties.

  • Equips Educators and Parents – Provides classroom teachers, remedial specialists, therapists, and homeschooling parents with effective teaching strategies.

  • Multi-Sensory Learning Approach – Uses interactive activities, storytelling, games, and hands-on resources to make reading fun and engaging.

  • Step-by-Step Teaching Methodologies – Offers structured guidance to help children develop decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills.

  • Boosts Confidence and Motivation – Encourages a stress-free learning environment where children feel empowered to succeed.

  • Provides Ready-to-Use Resources – Includes printable materials, interactive exercises, and fun-filled lesson plans for immediate classroom or home use.

  • Differentiation Strategies for Individual Needs – Ensures that educators can tailor instruction to match each learner’s unique strengths and challenges.

  • Addresses Emotional and Psychological Barriers – Helps struggling readers overcome frustration, anxiety, and self-doubt by creating positive learning experiences.

  • Backed by Foundational Educational Psychology – Rooted in cognitive learning theories and evidence-based reading intervention practices to ensure effective literacy development.

  • Backed by Decades of Research and Experience – Developed by an educational psychologist and specialist in reading intervention, ensuring evidence-based best practices.

  • Encourages Lifelong Literacy Skills – Instills a love for reading, setting children up for academic success and beyond.

Based on Proven Methodologies

  • Understanding the needs of students with serious language difficulties

  • What are the different Language barriers

  • How do these language barriers or impact on learning in general

  • How to teach students with serious language difficulties or delays

  • Intervention and support strategies to remedy them should be practical and fun

  • How to differentiate the learning experience in the classroom

  • How to develop vocabulary

  • Understanding the reading process

  • How to write your own and original stories - based on the different sounds (phonemes) in the English Language

  • How to utilise and implement the resource material provided in my books and during training

Included in this Workshop

R980

Full Colour, E-book

Available only to Workshop Attendees

(Normal Price R1 200)

Let the Magic Begin!

Book 1: Magic Methodologies

Covering Book 1 of the Making Magic with Words Comprehensive Course Series

  • For teachers with students 7-15 years old

  • Empowering teachers and moms in the methodology - the HOW to teach children with serious language delays

  • Provide support material for "Stradding" intervention methods

  • This book is the foundation of a comprehensive training course series - Launching Soon!

  • Packed with research-based resources and games

  • Makes learning fun for children and teachers

  • Ideal for children struggling to concentrate

Exclusive Offer for Trainees

Book 2: Vowels

Differentiated Resource Material to Support Learners with Reading Barriers and Poor Vocabulary Skills

Written by Annemarie Roux

  • Exclusively for sale as digital download (e-book) to trainees on the day of training

  • Limited copies of printed books also available to purchase ONLY to trainees

  • R 980 per printed book - full colour (coil bound) (price discounted only for trainees)

Teachers generally battle to teach and support kids in their classes who have language delays.

They often express their frustrations as follows:

“I was trained to become a teacher,

but when I entered my classroom on day one,

I just did not know what to do and had no

support material to survive through this nightmare”

Yellow Tree Reading Academy provides a treasury of games and resource material to equip teachers to assist children with mild or serious reading delays.

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Contact Us

Admin & Support

tania@yellowtreereading.com

Yellow Tree Learning Centre Location

49 Hibiscus Street

Halali, Durbanville

Cape Town, South Africa

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