About Madeleine Valibhoy:

I have worked with children for 20 years and as a registered Clinical Psychologist specialised with children since 2009, and have developed a passion for literacy issues (due to my experience at work conducting dyslexia assessments, my concern about many students struggling from Melbourne’s lockdowns, and some issues on the home-front with one of my three children).

My style of conducting cognitive and educational assessments is highly comprehensive and focused on making this a helpful, comfortable and accessible process for children and parents. For literacy interventions, I draw on experience as a trained Sounds Write practitioner, and years of experience with the Fitzroy Method. For parent online support groups, I draw on my experience supporting clients with difficult situations as a Psychologist and also principles of adult learning and capacity building, as I have lecturing and tutoring experience across three universities. I work at Lallo part-time, and also work in mainstream child clinical psychology at a small clinic, and conduct school readiness sessions in kindergartens. I am experienced with children who have/may have SLDs/Dyslexia, ADHD, ASD, ID, SPD, 2E, and emotional barriers (e.g. anxiety, low confidence) to literacy. I have worked in the NGO sector, community health, schools and private practice.

I am proud to launch Lallo Yellow Literacy in keeping with my passion for helping children learn to read.

Tutor:

Sarah Wreford

About Sarah Wreford:
Sarah is a tutor at Lallo with a background in writing, editing and teaching. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Teaching P-12 from LaTrobe University, and is a Sounds Write practitioner. The unbridled creativity of young minds makes working with primary-aged children exciting and rewarding. She has three young children and believes fully in the importance of respecting and supporting the whole child, both inside and outside the classroom. Her greatest wish is to foster a curious mind and a love of learning.

Tutor:

Zahara Valibhoy

About Zahara Valibhoy:

Zahara Valibhoy is a Sounds Write-trained tutor at Lallo. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts double degree from the University of Melbourne. Following early career work in the marketing sector, she made a radical career change to become a pastry chef and to follow a life-long dream. Her training includes Laduree Patisserie in Paris, and locally at Le Croissant. In 2012 she started her own business: Beurre. One decade and many hundreds of cakes later, Zahara’s interest in children’s education led her to train to work at Lallo. Zahara takes an approach to teaching literacy that is characterised by rigour, compassion and fun.