Strong oral language skills are essential for learning, literacy and social connection. Difficulties understanding and using language can affect classroom learning, reading comprehension, written expression and a child's ability to participate confidently in everyday activities.

Our speech pathologists provide individualised intervention to support students with language difficulties, including Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Therapy may focus on vocabulary, sentence structure, understanding and using complex language, following instructions, reasoning, storytelling and communicating ideas effectively.

Synthetic phonics intervention to address reading and spelling difficulties. This explicit, structured and multisensory approach supports the development of accurate, fluent reading and confident spelling. It is suitable for students of all ages who are experiencing difficulties with written language, including those with dyslexia.

All specialist teachers and speech pathologists delivering this program have qualifications in either MSL (Multisensory Structured Language) or OG (Orton-Gillingham). Intervention is delivered through individual 1:1 sessions. Online sessions are available.

Building the sound skills that support reading and spelling

Phonological awareness skills are essential building blocks for learning to read and spell. Phoneme Fun provides explicit, engaging support to help children develop skills such as breaking words into syllables, recognising rhyme, blending sounds and segmenting words.

This small group program helps children strengthen the sound-based skills that underpin early literacy development.

Morphemes — prefixes, suffixes and base or root words — are the smallest meaningful units of language. Understanding how words are built supports spelling, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.

Morphology Matters is designed for students who have developed foundational reading and spelling skills and are ready to extend their understanding of how words work, including students who have completed our 1:1 written language program.

For students experiencing written language difficulties, assistive technology can provide valuable support for accessing the curriculum and demonstrating their knowledge. This 1:1 session helps students develop practical skills using tools such as text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology.

NoticeAbility is an entrepreneurship program designed for students with dyslexia. It supports students to recognise their strengths, explore their interests and develop confidence in their unique ways of thinking and problem-solving.

The program runs for 90 minutes, twice a week for one term.

Held during Dyslexia Awareness Month in October, this small group session supports students with dyslexia to better understand their learning profile, recognise their strengths, explore strategies that support learning and develop self-advocacy skills.

We offer a Book Lending Library with a range of reading options to support students at different stages of their reading journey:

• ◆ Decodables: Supporting the development of foundational phonics and word-reading skills.
• ◆ Authentic books: Encouraging enjoyment of reading through rich stories, vocabulary and natural language.
• ◆ Graphic novels: Providing an engaging entry point for readers who may benefit from reduced reading demands while developing comprehension and confidence.