The Reading and Writing Centre is a centre of expertise supporting the needs of school leaders, educators, parents and caregivers through professional learning, resources and advice that support the reading and writing needs of children.
Advice
The Reading and Writing Centre offers a free advisory service for school leaders, teachers, parents and caregivers to support students’ reading and writing improvement. The centre also offers specialist advice in the area of reading and writing disorders, including dyslexia, through their Speech Language Advisors.
The service can be accessed on weekdays between 8am and 5pm, and the relevant staff member will respond to the inquiry.
Phone: (07) 3328 6950
Email:
readingandwritingcentre@qed.qld.gov.au
Our team
The Reading and Writing Centre has a team of experienced educators and speech language advisors who have a passion for and special interest and skills in supporting students’ literacy development.
Our team:
- Director—Language and Literacy—Jenny Peach
- Manager— Maureen Mendelewski
- Principal Advisor Reading and Writing—Leigh Scott
- Principal Advisor Reading and Writing—Lorrele Francisco
- Senior Speech Language Advisor—Donna Arulogun
- Senior Speech Language Advisor—Dana Pearce
- Senior Speech Language Advisor (North Queensland Region)—Kathryn Whitworth
- Senior Speech Language Advisor (South East Region)—Jenny Matthews