Services

1. Advisory Service:

Advisory Service

Support, information and advice is offered to parents and other professionals via our Advisory Line.
Information packs are provided regularly, as are referrals to qualified professionals, for psychometric assessment. There is no cost for this service.

2. Psychometric Assessments:

Psychological assessment is available by qualified psychologists specialising in SLD/D’s. An assessment should identify the extent of the problem, provide a comprehensive analysis of the learning strengths and difficulties and as well recommendations for educational advice including strategies that could be used. All assessments are accompanied by a full written report.

Academic Assessments

3. Academic Assessments:

Speld Qld. offers its members a professional Academic Assessment Service at the Coorparoo office. Speld’s experienced assessors conduct standardised and diagnostic tests to determine a student’s strengths and weaknesses in Literacy and Numeracy. A Dyslexia screening test is also able to identify a student’s ‘profile of Dyslexia’.

Parents are provided with a comprehensive report containing practical recommendations for assistance at home and at school.

Workshops and Courses

4. Workshops and Courses:

A range of seminars are presented by specialists in the fields of Specific Learning Disabilities/Difficulties for parents, teachers and other professionals. There is also the opportunity for parents to share with other parents and Education Advisors after these meetings.

Click Here to see what current workshops are available

Workshop Costs

Members: $AU25.00 (including GST)
NON Members: $AU40.00 (including GST)

5. Tutor Service:

All tutors at Speld Qld Inc. are experienced and qualified teachers. It is mandatory that all tutors have a current certificate of Teacher Registration and have undergone a security check (Blue Card).

Individualised instruction is provided both face-to-face and online. All tutors are required to provide parents with an end of semester report. This report must also be sent to Speld Qld Inc. at the end of every term.

It is an expectation that teachers will be able to devise individualised support plans for each student.

Click here to view the Support Plan format.

Tutor Professional Development:

Four sessions are held annually for Speld tutors so that they have access to current research and pedagogy about specific learning disabilities.

Registering As A Tutor:

All prospective (Speld Qld Inc.) tutors must complete the registration forms to become a tutor with Speld Qld Inc.

Once these forms have been received by Speld Qld Inc., an interview, either face-to-face or by phone will take place with the Executive Officer. If the tutor is successful at the interview, his/her name will be passed onto the Tutor Coordinator and the tutor will be placed on the list of tutors at Speld Qld Inc.

Download the following 3 forms to register as a tutor.

Requests For Tutors:

If you would like to ask for a tutor for your child, or if you are an adult wanting tutoring for yourself,
please download these 2 forms:

6. Assistive Technology:

A variety of services are offered to members. They include:

Members viewing software with the support of the Assistive Technology Co-ordinator
Workshops being conducted in schools upon request and Group workshops conducted at Speld Qld Inc. campus at Coorparoo.

Click here to contact SPELD Qld Inc

7. Magazines:

Speld Qld Inc. magazines are produced three times per year and each one contains practical articles for parents, teachers and other professionals. Our aim is to provide accurate information and strategies that can be applied easily, either at home or in the classroom. Also included in each newsletter is a list of future workshops, tutor professional development and conferences. New additions to our library and regular information about our tutor service and assistive technology also feature.

8. Library:

There is a small but quality library about Specific Learning Disabilities for members to view. Borrowers must be Members of Speld Qld Inc.

The borrowing period is of six weeks duration. Videos and software are not available for borrowing. Resources may be borrowed on line. All resources borrowed will incur additional postage costs. Cost of postage and handling $AU12.00 (including GST) per pack.
Resources may be collected personally from Speld Qld Inc at no cost.
Return postage is the reponsibility of the borrower.

Please click here to view our library catalogue.

9. Conferences:

Our next conference is an Australian tour by International Speaker Neil Mackay.

Our most recent conference was Include and Impact.

Click here for enrolment details.