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Speech Therapy For Dyslexia

Online Dyslexia Therapy For Children And Teenagers

Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD), Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, works with children and teenagers up to 18 on reading, spelling and the spoken language underneath. Online, Australia wide. $193 a session. Medicare rebates may apply with a doctor's referral, for a limited number of sessions a year.

  • PhD, The University of Queensland
  • Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
  • Published, peer-reviewed research
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Dr Lauren works with a small number of families and has limited availability.

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Dr Lauren's research
is published in

2024 Dean's Award The University of Queensland

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Two Parents Ask The Same Question

Reading Is Not Clicking, Or You Have Just Been Told It Is Dyslexia

One parent has watched reading fail to click, spelling slip away from one week to the next, and has been told by the school to wait and see. Another has a report that says dyslexia and is asking what to do now.

The answer is the same for both. Dyslexia is a difficulty with learning to read and spell words. It most often starts with hearing and working with the sounds inside spoken words, and it is not a sign of low intelligence. It is lifelong, and it is treated by teaching: explicit, step by step teaching of sounds, letters and spelling patterns.

What Is Dyslexia? Just been told? Where to start

What Dr Lauren Helps With

Help With Reading, Spelling And Dyslexia

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Why A Speech Pathologist

Dyslexia Starts In Spoken Language

Dyslexia shows up on the page, but the difficulty sits in spoken language: hearing and working with the sounds inside words. Sounds in words are a speech pathologist's field, which is why a speech pathologist treats dyslexia.

The teaching is structured literacy. Sounds, letters, spelling patterns and word parts are taught explicitly and in order, and each step is practised until it holds. Read how to judge a reading program, or see tutor, specialist or speech pathologist: who does what.

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Your Child's Clinician

Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD), Certified Practising Speech Pathologist

Dr Lauren is the only clinician at Dyslexia Therapy, so the person you read about here is the person your child works with. She assesses reading, spelling and the spoken language skills underneath them, then teaches them, by video, to children and teenagers up to 18. She uses the title Dr because of her PhD and is not a medical practitioner.

  • PhD, The University of Queensland
  • 2024 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses
  • Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP)
  • Published, peer-reviewed research
About Dr Lauren

Online, Australia Wide

Dyslexia Therapy By Video, Wherever You Live In Australia

Every session with Dr Lauren is by video. There are no in-person sessions and no home visits. A family needs a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone, and a stable internet connection. On screen your child sees Dr Lauren and the page she is sharing, so the two of them work on the same words at the same time.

Every child starts with an assessment. After that, sessions are 45 minutes, typically weekly to fortnightly, with practice at home in between. How online dyslexia therapy works

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Fees

$193 A Session, With An Assessment First

Every child starts with an assessment. Where reading or spelling is the concern it is $890 or $1,290.

Therapy and tutoring

Session

Per 45-minute session + administration

$193

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The first assessment

  • $890

    Mid-Length Assessment

    Where reading or spelling is the concern

  • $1,290

    Long Assessment

    A fuller look at both language and literacy

A Medicare rebate may apply with a doctor's referral, for a limited number of sessions a year, if your GP decides your child is eligible. Private health cover may also apply. Fees and funding

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The Early School Years

Told To Wait And See?

If your child is in the first years of school and reading is not coming, you do not have to wait for a diagnosis before getting help. The guide to early intervention for dyslexia sets out what research reports about starting now compared with later, and what early help involves.

  • Teaching can start without a formal diagnosis

  • A parent takes an active part in every session with a young child

  • What to ask the school now

Starting Early
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High School

Dyslexia Therapy For Teenagers

Teenagers with dyslexia can still improve their reading and spelling. In high school the work shifts from learning to read to the reading and spelling that every subject relies on. Dyslexia therapy for teenagers

  • Long words, word parts and subject vocabulary

  • Technology and exam adjustments as part of the plan

  • Sessions do not cover homework or assignments

Therapy For Teenagers

Guides For Parents

Dyslexia, Explained For Parents

Plain answers to the questions parents ask about dyslexia, each with its sources.

All Guides

  4. Understanding dyslexia

    Is dyslexia a disability in Australia?

    Dyslexia is a disability under Australian law. The wording of the Act and the education Standards, what each system (school,...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dyslexia Therapy Questions, Answered

Do we need a dyslexia diagnosis before starting?

No. Therapy can start without a formal diagnosis. Every child starts with an assessment with Dr Lauren, which looks at reading, spelling and the spoken language skills underneath. Where reading or spelling is the concern it is $890 or $1,290. The assessment is not a dyslexia diagnosis: a formal diagnosis is usually made by a psychologist, and Dr Lauren does not diagnose dyslexia.

Does dyslexia therapy work online?

Every session with Dr Lauren is by video, and there are no in-person sessions. Research on teaching reading and spelling by video is still small. An Australian pilot study of children aged 7 to 12 with reading and spelling difficulties reported gains on two of its three measures during teaching by videoconference, and its authors called for larger trials.

Is dyslexia tutoring with Dr Lauren different from dyslexia therapy?

No. It is one service: the same 45 minute session, the same $193 fee and the same first assessment. Dr Lauren is a speech pathologist, so her tutoring is speech pathology.

What does Dr Lauren not do?

She does not diagnose dyslexia: a formal diagnosis is usually made by a psychologist. She does not see families in person, because every session is by video. And her sessions teach reading, spelling and the language underneath, not the schoolwork itself, so homework, assignments and subject tutoring stay with the school or a subject tutor.

Can we claim Medicare, private health or the NDIS?

A Medicare rebate may apply with a doctor's referral, for a limited number of sessions a year, if your GP decides your child is eligible. Private health cover may apply, depending on your policy. Dr Lauren is not NDIS registered: self-managed and plan-managed participants are welcome, and NDIA-managed funding cannot be used.

Can dyslexia be cured?

No. Dyslexia is lifelong and is not cured. Reading and spelling can improve with explicit, structured teaching, and that teaching is what dyslexia therapy is. Coloured glasses, coloured overlays and eye exercises do not treat dyslexia.

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  • Online Across Australia
  • Reading And Spelling
  • Children And Teenagers
  • PhD Speech Pathologist
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