Educational Therapy

Specialist 'gold-standard' learning support for students with an 'imputed' or identified profile of dyslexia. 

Small group, intensive, evidence-based Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) Program for students with 'moderate to severe' dyslexia.

STARI is a small-group intervention for students in Grades 7-9 who have an 'imputed' or identified profile of dyslexia. 

'Talk for Writing' is a unique process that uses spoken activities to develop writing skills. It is used to support students with an 'imputed' or identified profile dysgraphia. 

Small group intervention for students in Grades 7 - 9 who have an imputed or identified profile of dyslexia and/or language-based dysgraphia. 

Dyslexia is also known as a specific learning disorder in reading.  

Children and adults with dyslexia often have difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition and may also have difficulties with spelling, writing and reading comprehension.

Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty impacting between 5-10 percent of people. Dyslexia also often runs in families. Dyslexia does not impact on a person’s intelligence and is not caused by vision difficulties.  Dyslexia - SPELD NSW 

Often these individuals, who have talented and productive minds, are said to have a language learning difference.  Australian Dyslexia Association

Language-based dysgraphia is also known as a specific learning disorder in written expression. It is a difficulty with spelling and written expression. Children and adults with language-based dysgraphia often have difficulties with spelling, grammar, punctuation and organisation of written tasks.   Dysgraphia Infosheet (speldnsw.org.au) 

Dyscalculia is also known as a specific learning disorder in mathematics. People with dyscalculia often have difficulties mastering number sense, facts and calculations.  Dyscalculia - difficulty with maths - SPELD NSW 

An imputed disability is an undiagnosed disability that the school team considers a student to have. An imputed disability has a functional impact on a child's learning. 

See this NCCD webinar for more information: https://www.nccd.edu.au/professional-learning/imputing-disability-nccd-webinar