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Speech Pathologist Adelaide The Soundmill Centre

Dyslexia Assessment & Therapy Services in Adelaide

Reading shouldn’t feel like a daily struggle. If your child is bright and capable but reading or spelling seems unusually hard, dyslexia might be part of the picture.

  • It’s not laziness.

  • It’s not effort.

  • It’s just a different way the brain learns language.

With the right support, kids with dyslexia can absolutely thrive.  We help families get clear answers, practical strategies, and a plan forward.

What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a language-based learning difference that can make it harder to:

  • sound out words

  • read smoothly

  • remember spelling

  • connect letters and sounds

It has nothing to do with intelligence. Many kids with dyslexia are creative, clever, and strong thinkers — they just need reading taught differently.

You might notice

  • trouble learning letter sounds

  • slow or effortful reading

  • spelling that doesn’t stick

  • avoiding reading or writing

  • frustration or low confidence

If something feels harder than it should be, trust your gut.

How we help

Step 1 – Assessment

We start with a friendly, thorough assessment to understand your child’s reading, spelling, and language skills.

You’ll leave with clear answers and next steps — explained in plain language.

Step 2 – Therapy

Sessions are structured, evidence-based, and engaging. We teach children step-by-step:

  • sounds and letters (phonics)

  • reading accuracy and fluency

  • spelling patterns

  • comprehension and writing skills

  • Everything is personalised to your child.

Working together

We share simple strategies for home and can collaborate with teachers too — so support happens everywhere, not just in sessions.

Our goal

Not perfection.

But kids who:

  • feel confident

  • understand reading

  • participate at school

  • and believe “I can do this.”

Not sure where to start?
Book a free phone chat and we’ll guide you from there.

Meet Dr Kazz, our resident speech geek talking about the importance of phoneme awareness for reading success before children start school.  Phoneme awareness is a skill that children with dyslexia find challenging, but we can screen this skill early before reading difficulties emerge!
This is part of our 'Reading with your child series' in collaboration with Little Lessons Australia - Contact us for the full series.

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