We help toddlers, children and teenagers overcome reading, literacy and learning difficulties

Speakable is an experienced reading, writing and learning difficulties clinic in Bondi Junction, Sydney, helping adults and children ranging from toddlers to teenagers overcome literacy challenges. We also address speaking and listening, Cogmed, ADD, accent reduction and confidence coaching.

We empower you with cutting edge, evidence based therapies

We offer you maximum certainty over results, only using therapies based on rigorous evidence. Our methods are cutting edge and always evolving with the latest advancements in this field. Our work doesn’t stop when you leave the clinic. We believe in empowering our clients to help themselves and showing parents how to help their children.

Our approach gives you happier literacy and learning results.

We are energetic, compassionate and integrity driven. We create a fun environment which makes learning happy and effortless. We see each person as a whole. We don’t focus only on their weakness because believe they are much more than weaknesses. To go with all this, we set realistic expectations, deliver what we promise and are always available to talk.

Our Speech and Language Pathologists are ready to help you understand your improvement opportunities and monitor your development.

We employ many different techniques to assess individual characteristics in speaking, reading and writing. Techniques such as the CELF-5, the South Australian Spelling Test, the Slosson Test of Oral Reading and the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability are among the many reliable and relevant we carry out to develop the best therapy plan for each case.

We are experienced in the use of the most effective and engaging intervention methodologies.

Each person needs individual approaches for their speech and language pathologies, so the mentioned assessments will indicate how our team will employ their efforts and expertise in order to provide the proper intervention. The most successful methodologies for Speech and Language Pathology treatment are part of our team’s knowledges, including:

• MultiLit: MultiLit (“Making Up Lost Time In Literacy”) is a leading provider of effective literacy instruction in Australasia. Our programs are uniquely placed to be effective because they are all grounded in scientific evidence-based best practice. Read more on this page.
• WRAP: Referred to as the Spalding Program in America, the WRAP (“Writing Approach to Reading”) provides children with explicit instructions on how to read. Clinicians and teachers who carry out the WRAP have all received specific training on how to do so. Read more on this page.
• THRASS: THRASS (“Teaching Handwriting, Reading And Spelling Skills”) is a system for teaching learners of any age about the building blocks of reading and spelling, that is, the 44 phonemes (speech sounds) of spoken English and the graphemes (spelling choices) of written English. THRASS has a unique methodology known as the THRASS Specific Pedagogical Practice (TSPP). Read more on THRASS’ website.
• Phonemic Awareness: Phonemic Awareness is when a child consciously tunes into the sounds within words. Teaching your child Phonemic Awareness will help prepare your child for developing literacy skills (reading and writing). Read more on this page.