About The Therapist
Speech Therapy and Reading & Spelling Support with Proven Results
Michele is an experienced speech pathologist with an innate desire to help children develop speech, language, reading, and spelling skills. She completed a Master of Speech Pathology in 2004, inspiring her to focus on reading and the cognitive science involved in the reading process.
Michele’s training and work experiences have been varied and extensive, ranging from not-for-profit organisations to community health locums and private practices. Through these experiences, she has focused on supporting preschoolers and school-age students. Her training has included:
- The Spalding Writing Road to Reading Program 2004
- Lindamood Bell LiPs program 2006
- Key Word Signing (Cerebral Palsy Alliance Allambie Hts) 2006
- Hanen It Takes Two To Talk 2009
- Bristol Language and Development Scales (SPA Workshop) 2015
- Orton Gillingham IMSLE 2019
- Colourful Semantics 2019
- Sounds Write 2019
- Letres Lousia Moats 2022
- Read 3 2024
In addition to the above training Michele keeps up to date with her clinical knowledge by attending Speech Pathology Australia workshops, and conferences, doing on-demand courses/ training, listening to podcasts and much more!
Above all, feedback from parents is that Michele is an intuitive therapist who knows how to read children well and get the best from them in therapy sessions.
Michele has worked at a university reading clinic and has partnered with SPELD NSW as a registered provider.
In Australia it is likely that two to three children in each classroom
will experience problems with learning.
– The Australian Psychological Society