Letter from DDOLL to State Ministers of Education, 4 December 2017 Attachment 2. List of Organisations Supporting the DDOLL Letter
The following organisations have indicated their support for the DDOLL letter supporting the introduction of the proposed Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, which is due to be considered at the upcoming
Australian National Organisations:
Learning Difficulties Australia (LDA)
President: Anne Castles, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University,
and Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD) Website:
https://www.ldaustralia.org/
Email:
anne.castles@mq.edu.au
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
President: Gaenor Dixon
Website:
https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/ Email:
president@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au
International Organisations:
The International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (IFERI)
Website:
https://www.iferi.org/
Contact person: Debbie Hepplewhite, MBE FRSA, at
debbie@iferi.org
The National Right to Read Foundation (United States)
Website:
http://www.nrrf.org
President: Dr. Robert W. Sweet, Jr.,
Nrrfone@gmail.com
Educators International (UK)
Website:
http://www.educatorsinternational.org.uk/
Chief Officer and Trustee: Michael Stark,
michael@educatorsinternational.org.uk
Education Council Meeting on Friday 8 December. All of the
organisations listed are directly concerned with either the support of children with reading
difficulties or the dissemination of information relating to the scientific evidence of how
children learn to read and the most effective approaches to the teaching of reading. A brief
description of each of the organisations listed is provided at the end of the listing. This listing
has been compiled by Dr Molly de Lemos, member of the DDOLL network, email contact
delemos@pacific.net.au.
Australian State SPELD Organisations
SPELD QLD
CEO: Marion McMahon, Website:
http://www.speld.org.au, Email:
speld@speld.org.au
SPELD NSW
CEO: Georgina Perry, Website:
http://www.speldnsw.org.au, Email:
enquiries@speldnsw.org.au
SPELD SA
CEO: Sandy Russo, Website:
http://www.speld-sa.org.au, Email:
info@speld-sa.org.au
SPELD VIC
CEO: Claire Stonier-Kipen, Website:
http://www.speldvic.org.au, Email:
admin@speldvic.org.au
DYSLEXIA-SPELD FOUNDATION WA INC
CEO: Mandy Nayton OAM, Website:
http://www.dsf.net.au, Email:
support@dsf.net.au
Other Australian Organisations:
Teaching, Technology and Resources for Learning (TTR4L) Website:
http://www.dyslexiattr4l.com/
Contact person: Yvonne Lynch,
ylynch@hotkey.net.au
Dyslexia Support Groups
Albury Wodonga Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Sarah Allen,
sarahallen0@icloud.com
Dyslexia Info Canberra
Contact: Jen Cross,
dyslexiacanberra@gmail.com
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and LD Parent Support Group
Contact: Ann Williams,
awillia732@gmail.com
Dyslexia NSW Clarence and Northern Rivers
Contact: Julie Hermansen,
dyslexiaclarence@gmail.com
Dyslexia NSW Support Group
Contact: Victoria Leslie,
vleslie.literacy@gmail.com
Dyslexia Queensland Support Group
Contact: Tanya Forbes,
gcdyslexia@gmail.com
Dyslexia South Australia
Contact: Janice McPhail,
JMcPhail@adelaidephn.com.au
Dyslexia Support Australia (DSA)
Contact: Belinda Dekker,
bindybee@yahoo.com
Dyslexia Support NSW Mid North Coast
Contact: Kelly King,
dyslexiamnc@gmail.com
Dyslexia Victoria Support Group
Contact: Heidi Gregory,
2behold@gmail.com
Tasmania Dyslexia Support Group (Square Pegs)
Contact: Amelia Jones,
squarepegstas@gmail.com
Victoria Bayside Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Isabelle Duquennois,
Isabelle.duquennois@gmail.com
Victoria Far North Melbourne Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Melanie Wells,
DVSGfnm@gmail.com
Victoria Inner North East Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Bec Cambrell,
rcambrell@gmail.com
Victoria Inner North West Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Kate Bertoncello,
k.bertoncello@yahoo.com.au
Victoria Outer East Dyslexia Support Group
Contact: Roberta Styles-Wood,
roberta@loremakers.com.au
Victoria South Gippsland Learning Differences Support Group
Contact: Kerry Harvey,
sglearningdiff@hotmail.com
Western Australia (WA) Support Group
Contact: Vikki Hipkin,
wadyslexia@gmail.com