Your child is unique. The way that they think, behave and operate in the world is just that – their way!

In over 35 years of teaching I have worked with hundreds of children and observed them process information with their brains, hearts and guts!(intuition). I have watched some struggle and fall through the cracks in the system and guided many in self-awareness and self-confidence.

Understanding their own unique way of thinking and making their thinking visible to others is vital in communication and learning.

I will work with your child in a safe, secure environment to help them unlock their thinking and realise their true potential.

My experience:

35 years of teaching a wide range of students in primary schools across Victoria using a structured phonic system

8 years training teachers as Professional Learning Manager at the Victorian Institute of teaching.

Certified practitioner of (HBDI)Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument – profiling thinking preferences for individuals.

If you would like further information please contact me: dawn.colcott@gmail.com or 0415 840 726

JOAN PILBEAM:  Canterbury, Mont Albert, Balwyn, Box Hill, Kew, Camberwell, Hawthorn.

 Joan Pilbeam is a qualified Special Education teacher experienced in working with children from Year 1 to Year 7. She has taught children with a range of learning difficulties including dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome and auditory processing difficulties.  She offers diagnostic assessments.  She develops literacy and numeracy programmes to suit individual needs and uses a variety of methods as shown in the diagnostic tests. From the results of the assessment, specific weaknesses are determined and an individualised programme is developed using many approaches  including structured and multisensory teaching.  email: joanpilbeam@bigpond.com

Ashleigh Broad: Geraldton WA

Ashleigh is a qualified primary school teacher having worked in both remote and regional WA for the past 16yrs.  She has two children with Dyslexia. Ashleigh is experienced in working with children from year 1 – 7 in a range of settings such as the classroom, small group literacy intervention, staff literacy support and one on one specifically targeted intervention with diagnosed children with Dyslexia. She has taught children with a broad range of learning difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, intellectual disabilities, hearing loss, Autism, Asperger’s, ADHD and Sensory processing issues.

Ashleigh has the passion and desire for supporting students with learning difficulties to help develop their literacy skills, whilst using a range of multi-sensory approaches. She has completed numerous professional learning through Dyslexia SPELD Foundation in Perth WA and has completed all necessary courses to be recognised as a tutor for students with dyslexia/dysgraphia.

Ashleigh is able to offer support using the most up to date evidence based approaches at a pace manageable to each individual child.

Contact via website http://geraldtontutoringservices.com.au/

Email: geraldtontutoring@bigpond.com

Sandra Sartor

Lasting Lessons      93-97 Plenty Road, Bundoora

Mobile:  0417392998    Email: director@lastinglessons.com.au    Website: www.lastinglessons.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lasting.lessons

Welcome to my passion ... that is, to collaboratively work with families and schools to support children in developing their literacy confidence, skills and knowledge. The understanding that all children can learn is an important part of Lasting Lessons’ vision, and one of my initial goals is to foster a greater sense of collaboration with parents to improve the quality of literacy learning services afforded to your child.

My accomplishments as a literacy teaching specialist have included leading and participating on program monitoring teams throughout schools in Melbourne, as well as providing input into policy. My research studies include an extensive literature review focussing on family-school partnerships and the delivery of phonics and phonemic awareness instruction. 

 Apart from being an experienced teacher, I have extensive experience in supporting children with additional needs. I am particularly supportive of students with Dyslexia and only use research-backed strategies and approaches e.g. – the Orton Gillingham Approach to Reading Instruction.

Using Lasting Lessons as your preferred provider of one-to-one literacy learning guarantees that you will receive an individualised program for your child. The one-to-one literacy services offered are unique, testimony to Lasting Lessons’ capacity to not only ascertain the reasons behind literacy challenges, but also to develop and deliver tailored instruction to meet children’s needs.  No two programs are alike because no two children are alike. My expertise enables me to further explore the underlying reasons as to why a child finds literacy challenging. A "one size fits all" approach is not Lasting Lessons’ style, ensuring that children’s learning is facilitated in a customised manner. 

I am passionate about the education of all students, and the rewards I gain every day cannot be quantified. I look forward to partnering with parents to meet their children’s individual literacy needs.

Kristy Haworth – Wynnum, QLD All Kids Can Education

Specialist teaching of children with Dyslexia, High functioning Autism, ADHD/ADD, Auditory Processing Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorders, Dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties.

Kristy has been teaching for the past 17 years. During these years Kristy developed a special interest in teaching those children who were 'falling though the cracks' or having difficulties learning in the classroom. This, paired with a love of teaching synthetic phonics as a literacy approach, lead her to teaching children privately in a one-to-one tutoring setting. This environment paired with explicit, systematic, multisensory evidence-based teaching allowed those children to thrive in their literacy abilities and beyond.

Qualifications: MSL (Multisensory Structured Language) training, Orton Gillingham basics and morphology training (Ron Yoshimoto), The Writing Revolution training, Bachelor of Education P-12, Post Graduate Certificate in Learning Difficulties - Specialising in Learning Difficulties - Macquarie University (Orton Gillingham approach) SPELD Victoria Dyslexia training

Availabilities: Monday to Friday. Email: info@allkidscan.com.au   

Website: www.allkidscan.com.au for more information.

Georgia Noveloso -Hallam Victoria

Georgia provides individual and sibling tutoring sessions out of her home office in Hallam, Victoria. Since completing her Bachelor of Education in 2015, she has spent time in early childhood, mainstream and specialist school settings and has completed her Master of Education. She is passionate about providing quality, evidence-based intervention and extension to individuals and small groups. She is a fully qualified Sounds-Write tutor and has seen her students flourish under the highly structured, cumulative, and explicit programme that Sounds Write offers. She remains a part of the school system, working three days as the Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) leader, as she loves keeping abreast of the latest educational trends and developments.

Contact: Georgia.noveloso@gmail.com   https://georgianoveloso.wixsite.com/website

Bridges Multisensory Learning Centre- Experienced Language Therapist in Eastern Suburbs

 I met Barry Rasmussen at the Big Gig; a conference organised for people interested in promoting awareness of dyslexia in Victoria. Barry comes from Canada, where there is far better acknowledgement, training and provision for students with dyslexia than there is in Australia. Barry, like me, was shocked at the lack of provision and training in Australia.

 Although we only spoke for a short time of his commitment and enthusiasm for support dyslexic students was immediately obvious. He is currently able to tutor students with dyslexia and dyscalculia and has provided information that I would love to share with parents and teachers in Victoria:   

 Barry Rasmussen is a qualified Orton-Gillingham language therapist who has operated his own business serving students with language and maths difficulties for five years. Barry was originally worked for eight years as a primary and Junior High classroom teacher in Canada, then made the transition to teaching students with learning differences in Australia. Since gaining specialised training in teaching literacy to dyslexic students, Barry has become passionate about teaching reading, writing, and spelling to students in need of assistance, who need a different way of teaching and learning! The changes he’s seen for students in language led him to upgrade his instructional skills in maths. He reflected on his own learning and realised he could have learned maths better, as his students have experienced in language. He simply needed to learn more actively and hands on. Now he provides thorough, active, hands-on instruction in maths for students who learn differently. Operating a Learning Centre, he has gained an excellent rapport with parents.

Contact: mob. 0450 250 266 landline 03 8806 0173. Email Bridgesmultisensorylearning@gmail.com

Chris Brooks and Dr Amanda Abbott (High Performance Learning) Adelaide, South Australia

Chris and Amanda are highly trained and experienced Specialist Educators who work on a 1-to-1 basis with people who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, and other specific learning and language disabilities. They have developed a multimedia, colour-coded system of text which enables users to click on letters to hear their sounds. The colours of the letters help students learn the phonic rules of English (https://www.highperformancelearning.com/about-us/sample-reading-materials/).

Chris and Amanda use the internet to teach people throughout Australia, and around the world. Their programs provide students with games and activities so parents can be actively involved in helping their children overcome their learning problems between sessions.

Chris has been working in Special and Remedial Education since the early 1970s. He has a Degree in Psychology (UNSW) and a Diploma of Education (UNSW) specialising in Special Education and Mathematics. Amanda has a number of medical degrees and other qualifications including a PhD in Cranio-Facial Biology and Mathematics. She worked for many years at the Australian Cranio-Facial Unit at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital with children with physical, emotional and language disabilities. After completing Chris’s Language Program with her two children who had dyslexia in the late 1990s, she changed career and came to work with Chris as a Specialist teacher. She has an Education Degree (Deakin Uni) to teach from R-12. She specialised in Remedial Education and graduated with Distinction.

Chris Brooks; Principal, High Performance Learning.  https://www.HighPerformanceLearning.com

Phone: (08) 8370 0110    (+61 8 8370 0110) 24 Wonoka St, Eden Hills, SA 5050, Australia

AMANDA KRANZ-  GREENSBOROUGH/ELTHAM

I’m a special education teacher with 15 years teaching experience. I have worked in both the Government & Catholic sectors and have a Master’s degree in Learning Intervention (SpLD). I am a consultant member of Learning Difficulties Australia. I have a particular interest in dyslexia, dyscalculia and other LDs. I specialise in the late primary/early secondary school years (Grade 5 – Year 9) and can tutor adults. 

 The purpose of my tutoring sessions is to deliver a personalised learning program, designed to target your child’s unique learning needs. In these sessions, I use a range of resources to build skills.

The programs I use are explicit, multisensory, structured & cumulative, in line with current research findings regarding best-practice in literacy and Maths instruction. I supplement these resources with other materials (e.g. games, manipulatives, apps) to enhance engagement, and I integrate a range of assistive technology tools (e.g. C-Pen Reader, iReadWrite, Inspiration) into my teaching.

 Every learning program: is developed together with your child, in consultation with you, is informed by assessment data, involves clear and measurable learning goals, draws on your child’s existing strengths and interests. All students are capable of more than they believe; I aim to unlock this hidden potential! In addition to tutoring, I offer educational assessments and I am always happy to work together with schools to ensure continuity of care. For more information: https://www.amandakranz.com.au

Louise Vassallo: Western Suburbs

Maree (the parent of a dyslexic child in Melbourne’s west) says, “Louise is fantastic. After 5 tutors and many years I have finally found Louise. My son loves going to his sessions with her. He has become so much more confident and happy and has gone from 2 years below standard to at standard in English in less than one year. When people tell me they need a tutor I happily refer them to Louise I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

Louise is a qualified and experienced primary teacher. She is also the mother of a daughter on the autistic spectrum. She has been researching and studying learning difficulties for the past 15 years.  She has taught children from prep to year 9 in a variety of settings including the homeschool and with Kids Like Us. She has had experience with children with a range of difficulties including ASD, dyslexia, ADHD, ADD, Twice- exceptionality and auditory processing disorder.

To assist each child Louise designs an individual program to develop their literacy and numeracy skills and confidence. She uses a range of multi-sensory approaches in a supportive and enjoyable environment.

 Louise works in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Telephone 9399 1904 or 0401 442 301 or vassallolouise@gmail.com

Jennifer Jedwab  in the Hawthorn Kew Camberwell area or in schools

My work has been characterised by assessing, designing, implementing and supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties

I am a trained Special Education Teacher with many years of experience working with Children with a range of learning difficulties including Dyslexia, ASD, ADHD and ADD.I am also a trained Early Childhood teacher and I have a particular interest in Early Literacy and Numeracy.

I have spent the last three years working privately including tutoring at SPELD. I use a variety of resources and assistive technologies.  I tailor my lessons to suit the needs of the child, including the use of multi-sensory, structured and individualised programs.
I work from home in the Hawthorn Kew Camberwell area but also work with children at school when appropriate. I believe that liaison with the child’s school is a positive step in developing their strengths. 

I am a member of the LDA Consultants Network and VIT.  My interest and knowledge of the most up to date research in intervention and programming options and how they relate to improving student learning, has given me many opportunities to improve student outcomes through targeted Professional Development. 

 Jennifer Jedwab  0419882309    Jennifer.jedwab@gmail.com     

Sandra Dodd, Pakenham, Victoria.

I am a teacher of 25 years experience. I have taught children from prep to year 7 as a classroom teacher and more recently as a learning support teacher. I have Orton Gillingham training, accredited with the ADA (Australian Dyslexia Association). I work from Pakenham in East Melbourne and tutor from home or by arrangement in schools.  Contact: 0439558795

Bridget Roberts- Western Australia

 Bridget is a qualified social worker, who is also currently undertaking further study to obtain her Masters in primary education. Bridget has a national accreditation as a Spalding  literacy tutor.

  The Spalding method is an evidenced based approach in teaching literacy skills. The approach has proven to be successful for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties. This method is systematic, phonics based and multi-sensory.

  Through this tutoring service students are taught - phonemic awareness  - skills in decoding so they can sound out unfamiliar words - comprehension -  knowledge of the rules that govern the English language.  Students will begin with an individual literacy assessment before a tailored programme is developed to suit their individual needs and goals.

  Please contact Bridget on 0425635254 or at bj2810@gmail.com to discuss your needs.

Carolyn Wright- Bendigo

Teacher with added Graduate Diploma of Special Education. I have  recently completed the MSL training

Working in Bendigo as - Bendigo Tutoring & Education Services

Ph: 0409795054

cazwri.1234@gmail.com

Felicity Brown: Eastern Suburbs

Felicity Brown is a qualified teacher who has successfully taught dyslexic teenagers for 20 years. She has a Masters Degree in Education (Special Education) and works in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Felicity is also happy to teach younger children. Phone number: 0400887393

Candice Macqueen and Mike Lydon – Geelong Dyslexia and Learning Support

Candice

Candice is a qualified specialist teacher based in the Geelong region, offering support for children who are struggling with reading, spelling, writing, maths, organisational skills and other related areas of learning. She has been teaching primary and secondary age children with learning difficulties for 8 years in mainstream, special and international schools and through private tuition.

Candice trained initially as a primary/ early years teacher and then as a specialist teacher in the UK in multi-sensory, structured and personalised teaching methods and discovered her passion for working with learners with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and overlapping conditions such as ADHD and ASD. She places great emphasis on building and consolidating skills but also on developing the student’s independence through awareness of their strengths and difficulties and developing their self-esteem. She encourages use of assistive technology and a range of resources where appropriate.

 Candice went on to study for a Diploma in Teaching and Assessing learners with Specific Learning Difficulties at the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre. She can offer detailed educational assessments that explore the strengths and weaknesses of the individual learner and make targeted recommendations for support. These may suit those who would like insight into cognitive skills, attainment and ability but do not require a diagnostic assessment from a registered Educational Psychologist

 From a parent of a child where Candice was recently employed as a Learning Support teacher: “Thank you so much for all of the support you've provided R over the last 2 years. We'll miss you for sure. I hope that those replacing you are as knowledgeable, patient, and thorough as you have been. Best wishes on your next endeavors.” John S, Parent, June 2015.

 Contact 0479 106 917  Prefers email contact initially  candicemacqueen@hotmail.co.uk

EMILY BALLENDEN -SUNBURY- online tutoring also an option

Emily Ballenden is located in Sunbury, working as a specialised teacher, Education Consultant, private SEN tutor and the owner & founder of Additional Education Services. Emily holds a Bachelor of Education P-12, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Educational Learning & Leadership and a Master’s degree, in Special Education.

Emily has taught in the early childhood, primary and secondary school sectors for over 15 years. She is a specialist educator based in schools and online, working with students from Foundation to year 12, assisting teachers and parents alike to achieve desirable outcomes for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLDs).

All tutoring takes place online, during the school day. There are many benefits of your child logging on at home, in a comfortable, safe environment. 

Sorry, there are no after school sessions currently available.

Feel free to contact Emily on 0405 213 166 to discuss your child’s needs further.

 Sue Spencer

My name is Susan Spencer, and I am a Special Education Teacher who offers one-on -one tutoring in Literacy and Numeracy for children with a wide range of learning difficulties, including Dyslexia. I teach reading and spelling using a phonic based approach, teaching students the 44 sounds of the English Language and how to blend the sounds into words. I use a range of resources including the THRASS materials, magnetic letters, and phonic based readers such as, the Dandelion Readers, the Fitzroy Readers and readers from the UK program called, ' Read Write Inc.'. I also make great use of appropriate software such as, Wordshark, Numbershark, Textease and an online program called

Studyladder, to reinforce what I have taught.

My teaching is very direct, explicit, systematic and Multi-sensory. I thoroughly teach a new sound/grapheme each week and give students spellings to learn in word families. I dictate sentences; do plenty of "sounding out" exercises both for spelling and reading, so as to raise the student's phonological and phonemic awareness, which is often one of the underlying deficits in Dyslexia. Students are taught frequently used words which are hard to sound out, with a range of strategies, including mnemonics for spelling, and snap and memory games for reading words.Students with processing difficulties or short term memory difficulties need plenty of practice and repetition in a fun, supportive learning environment.

Initially, I will assess the student with standardised tests in Reading, Spelling and Numeracy. Following the testing a report will be written. After 20 individualised lessons, I will retest and write another report. I am available to attend meetings at schools or to liaise with teachers and other specialists.

My operating times are Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 6 pm. For more information please visit my website www.spencereducation.com.au  or call me on 9589 7089 or 0409 709 758.

Dennis Baker: Albury/Wodonga

Dennis is a qualified teacher with over 40 years’ experience, including in special schools. He has tutored many primary & secondary school students in Years 1 to 12 (HSC/VCE). He has also tutored university & Tafe students in maths, english & science. At all levels the tutoring has included students with a range of diagnosed learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, intellectual disability (IQ 40 – 70) and ADD, ADHD.

 Personal statement: “I love teaching children, especially those with learning disabilities. I enjoy the challenge of setting individual programs, to suit each student in a way that enables them to progress. I strive to make learning fun & enjoyable.”

 Dennis works in the Albury/Wodonga area and has very reasonable charges: $45.

“Dennis uses research based methods to teach students with learning disabilities. He is a member of the International Dyslexia Association. His methods include a multisensory approach & phonics instruction. He uses resources such as the Fitzroy program & Learning A-Z graded readers. He teaches individual students & provides free initial assessments before commencing individually tailored tuition.” 

Contact 02 6059 1888 or mob.0437 369 522 or email successtutorials@bigpond.com

Elena Peiros- tutors children in Melbourne for Reading, Spelling and Mathematics. 

Elena has received training Spalding Method and Fitzroy Program of teaching children to read, spell and write. In teaching, she mainly uses the Fitzroy program materials as she finds them student-friendly and rewarding as the students start reading stories after they have learned the first 13 letters.  Elena combines other methods and programs when necessary and according to the needs of the child.

Elena reports that, ‘One of my dyslexic students initially had been one of the last students in her class in learning to read and her teacher even advised her parents to repeat the grade. Now, after 10 months of tuition she is one of the best students for her grade in reading.

I enjoy teaching and love children. It gives me a great pleasure to provide them with the tools to become successful. I get great satisfaction from seeing the look on their faces when they realise they can read, write or calculate as well as anybody else and even better than some! Contact Elena on: 0402065154

CAROLYN RUTH FRISCHLING

(Telephone) 0415 775 540 (Email) crfrischling@gmail.com

Aside from dyslexia-related research, Andrea has conducted many research studies across a variety of topics including psychological assessments, burnout, culture, personality, trauma, self-reflection, and school-based interventions. T: (03) 7046 4528   E: info@amazeinminds.com.au    W: https://www.amazeinminds.com.au