Dear Dyslexic Podcast

Rosalie is a criminologist, an accredited facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal , and a clinical speech pathologist with more than 30 years’ experience. In 2013 Rosalie founded a charity, Chatter Matters Tasmania , to bring literacy and parent-child attachment programs to Tasmania’s Risdon Prison. She was awarded 2017 Tasmanian Australian of the Year for the work she began at the p...

ear Dyslexic Board Member, Christine MacJouvelet   Christine originally trained as a primary school teacher and has a strong background in education and financial services. She has taught at all levels including kindergarten and primary as well as adult education at institutions such as Victoria University, the Salvation Army and NMIT Preston. She developed and ran the ‘Able Sports Programme’ for...

Jacqueline recently completed her PhD in Sociology, focusing on dyslexia and Learning Difficulties with a particular interest in working with adult students in higher education and in workplaces. She has a background in teaching with a Master of Education. Jacqueline is a PhD tutor who supports adolescents Browse Media File adults who have dyslexia and learning disabilities within Queensland. She...

Professor Rufus Black is the Vice Chancellor and President at the University of Tasmania. He has extensive tertiary education experience and many years working in government and corporate roles. Rufus holds degrees in law, politics, economics, ethics and theology from the University of Melbourne and Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

In this episode, I talk to Dr Grainne Cleary about science and wildlife ecology. Not the first topics that come to mind for a dyslexia podcast, but this amazing lady has been doing some fascinating work and it's all connected – listen to discover the link. Grainne is passionate about the wildlife in our own backyards and empowering people with the knowledge and skills to create habitat in the home...

Jamie has over 10 years of experience working in education. In his life in London, Jamie's worked for the Metropolitan Police in schools and worked extensively in theatre. He's also heavily involved in specialist disability and specific learning differences support and assessment, mental health mentoring and Assistive Technology training. Find out more about Jamie at  www.jamiecrabbtherapy.com or...

This month Shae speaks with LJ Kidd who, in spite of struggling to read a restaurant menu, is a successful Australian author and illustrator of a series of children’s books.

Anthony Gartner is the Manager of Student Equity and AccessAbility Services at Swinburne University. He is a social worker with a commitment to access and inclusion for students who are often marginalised within higher education. With over twenty years’ experience in the community and education sector Anthony brings an understanding of the social model of health to his role as manager of AccessAbi...

This month Shae speaks with Cheri Shone, a dyslexia tutor who shares her story about working with students with dyslexia as well as living life with dyslexia.

In this episode, Shae speaks with Mandy Nayton, the CEO of DSF Literacy and Clinical Services, Western Australia and President of AUSPELD.

In this month’s episode, Shae speaks to Gemma Bilardi. Gemma is a passionate advocate for supporting those living in rural and regional Victoria and is a dear friend of Shae's and a fellow dyslexic. Listen to her inspiring podcast now. If you would like to hear more of our great podcasts then help us by donating. Donations over $2 are tax deductible and ever dollar helps! 

This month we speak with fellow dyslexic Sandra Hargreaves who is an English teacher, the co-author of the practical textbook Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia: Support for Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) and a passionate dyslexia advocate.

Respected academic and Patron of SPELD Victoria speaks about his experience as a dyslexic academic and the value of the support he has had throughout his career.

Episode 5 with Jackie French

Did you know that 48% of Tasmanians do not have the literacy and numeracy skills they need for life in a technologically rich world? Find out more on how the 26TEN program is trying to address this major issue within their communities.

Catherine Deveny is a writer, comedian, author, social commentator and speaker well known for her work as a columnist with The Age newspaper, as a Melbourne International Comedy Festival favorite and as an ABC regular. Wedged between her busy speaking schedule and working on two books for Black Inc Books she is currently a columnist for the Guardian. Catherine is a passionate advocate, working ext...

Episode 2 - Dear Dyslexic speaks with Dr Nola Firth who is an Honorary Research Fellow at The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. Nola has over 30 years’ experience working with students who have learning disabilities...

Episode 1 - Dear Dyslexic speaks with Savvy from Savvy Motivation a dyslexic advocate. Savvy has worked in the media and entertainment industry for over 16 years and now runs his own audio and sound company. On top of his busy work life,