Speakers

Here you'll find our amazing lineup of speakers for the 2025 Sounds-Write Symposium.

Alison Clarke OAM

Spelfabet

Dr Gerard Beleckas

Lynbrook Public Schools

Faith Borkowsky

High Five Literacy and Academic Coaching

Nora Chahbazi

EBLI

Allison Curran

Lynbrook Public Schools

Marnie Ginsberg PhD

Founder, CEO, Reading Simplified

Caroline Hardisty

Literacy specialist, Sounds-Write

Tricia Millar

That Reading Thing

Mandy Nayton OAM

CEO, DSF Literacy and Clinical Services, Perth

Jill Nunez

Sounds-Write US

Nicki Prati

Reading Tutor

Lindsay Springer

Paul Penna DJDS

Ann Sullivan

Phonics for SEN

Jacinda Vaughan

Trainer, Sounds-Write Australia

Hannah Windmill

Allied Health Partnerships

Emma Nahna

Speech Language Therapist, Sound Foundations for Literacy

Sarah Horner

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Julian Elliott

Professor, Durham University

Dr. Johny Daniel

Assistant Professor, Durham University

Susan Tracey

Home educator

Di van der Walt

Speech Therapist & Founder, Perth Hills Allied Health

Lauren Piovesan

Founder, ESL Reads

Dr. Rebecca Sutherland

Associate Director of Research, Reading Reimagined

Dr. Anna Schapiro

Associate Policy Researcher, RAND

Jacqui Edwards

Literacy Clinic Practitioner, SPELD SA

Claire Davis

Assistant Headteacher

Emma Enderwick

Phonics and Early Reading Lead, Sunnyside Academy

Belinda Job

Speech pathologist, Department of Education, QLD

Jade Linton

Phonic Lead, Al Khubairat

Lucy Haverty

Inclusion Teacher, Al Khubairat

Dr. Stephen Truch

Founder and Director, The Reading Foundation

Georgia Orchin

Deputy Head, St. George's

Dr. Tim Mills

Executive Director of Primary, STEP Academy Trust

Sue White

Home educator

Liza Hutton

Speech pathologist, DSF

Nicole Pham

Speech Pathologist & Literacy Team Leader, Allied Health Partnerships

Laila Sadler

Literacy Specialist, Sounds-Write, Kingsnorth English Hub

Gail Williams

Principal, Clifford Park Special School

Krystal Brady

Assistant Principal Learning & Teaching

Wendy Bowen

Orkney Islands Council

Sonia Thompson