Dyslexia Speld Foundation
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DSF Literacy and Clinical Services has provided vital support to West Australian children and adults with learning disabilities for over 40 years. It remains committed to improving the level of support provided to children and adults with learning disabilities and to the community's understanding of specific learning disabilities, in particular dyslexia.

DSF continues to focus on ensuring that children and adults with learning disabilities are supported adequately and appropriately, and that all students are provided with the opportunity to achieve their potential. In addition it provides advice and support to families and educators on successful literacy acquisition, evidence-based practice, and the strategies most likely to improve literacy outcomes for all students. Our role includes supporting and advising students, adults and families directly, as well as indirectly through the support and advice provided at a school or employment level.

DSF provides a number of services, including the provision of psychological services; professional learning courses; workshops for parents and students; yearly memberships; a bookshop and library.
   
  IMPORTANT NEWS
 

COMING SOON!
Improving Outcomes for Struggling Students

A series of interactive workshops for parents and teachers with leading international educational consultant Neil Mackay

Neil Mackay is an educational consultant who created the concept of Dyslexia Friendly Schools in the UK. He is an experienced teacher who has taught for 26 years, working with children of all ages with a wide range of needs and abilities. Neil is known for his ability to bring the classroom into his training and for providing lively, entertaining and thought provoking opportunities for teachers and allied professionals to reflet on and develop their practice. He has written a number of books on these topics, some of which are pictured below.
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Perth Teachers

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"A must for all teachers wanting to better support
children with learning difficulties in the classroom"

AUSPELD now stock two titles from author Neil Mackay to help your child achieve at school, university or in the workplace and many more.


Available from the AUSPELD bookshop.


NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE!
There are new books avaiable now from the bookshop. DSF now stock new titles from the popular Dandelion range as well as the latest edition from Soundwaves.



DSF have added to their already extensive range of readers with the new Talisman series. The second series in the Talisman range includes ten readers that are designed for older students continuing work with decodable readers. Corresponding worksheets are also available.In another addition to the decodable phonic readers range, we now stock fifteen different stages in the Dandelion Launchers series and worksheets are now available for the first seven stages.
Karen Thomson's new book My Perfect Child is Dyslexic provides an insight into a real family's experience in dealing with the challenges and joys of having a dyslexic child. The author has used her experience to produce a book that is both entertaining and informative.The popular Soundwaves phonemic approach programme has been released in a National Edition to fit in with changes to the Australian curriculum. The content in the new look workbooks and teacher's manuals has been updated and is now reiterated in the Super Challenge Black Line Master extension worksheet books.




Please click this link to view a flyer about innovative literacy resources developed by DSF, right here in Western Australia.

A 5% Member discount applies to all purchases from our Resource List. If you are a current DSF Member your coupon code (to be entered upon Checkout) should appear on your Membership Card. Please contact DSF on (08) 9217 2500 for enquiries.
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  Latest News
 

Semester 1, 2012

The calendar is now being updated.

This is a work in progress and some
registration forms may not be available at this time.

Thank you for your patience.
   
  Resources
 

Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) is the national peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia, representing over 4,500 members.

SPA supports and regulates the ethical, clinical and professional standards of its members, as well as lobbying and advocating for all Australians living with communication and swallowing difficulties, how to find a speech pathologist in your area and the funding and supports available for specific clinical areas in which speech pathologists work, as well as information for referring professionals.

For more information, please click on the link below.

 
   
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