Janelle Curry
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Who knew I could turn my love of talking into my career?!
I’ve always loved children too, and when deciding on which allied health stream to follow, it made sense to combine these two loves and become a speech therapist for kids.
Communication and literacy are fundamental human rights and I have been working with struggling readers and their families for over 20 years. I have witnessed the frustration, pain, self-doubt and the impact this has on their wellbeing. Reading is used in all areas of the curriculum at school. Children cannot escape it. My heart aches for the children who, day in and day out, have to turn up to a place where they feel out of place and awkward. Which is why I do what I do.
When I help these children to become great readers, my heart sings. I love witnessing their little faces glow when they can confidently read; their self-esteem skyrockets. But as much as I love helping each individual child, I want to make a bigger impact. How can I help these children BEFORE they start to struggle? How can I help MORE families? So EducatABLE was born.
There are many amazing professionals out there bringing the literacy plight to the fore through amazing research, books, and blogs. With all of these amazing brains on the job, how I am going to add value to this conversation? Let me state right up front, I am NOT a researcher (in fact I nearly failed statistics at university! Ha!). What I AM is a highly practical, ‘people person’ who has years of first-hand experience working with families on this particular problem.
Whilst I could talk excitedly all day about what I do, I also have other things in my life that keep me busy! I have three awesome kids of my own who do everything from basketball to singing and dancing, I’m a keen netballer and throw the odd ball around in a local ‘mum’s team’, I read fiction voraciously, and love a glass or two of wine around the campfire with friends. The beach is my happy place and I’m blessed to live just 5 minutes away.
Janelle Curry
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Who knew I could turn my love of talking into my career?!
I’ve always loved children too, and when deciding on which allied health stream to follow, it made sense to combine these two loves and become a speech therapist for kids.
Communication and literacy are fundamental human rights and I have been working with struggling readers and their families for over 20 years. I have witnessed the frustration, pain, self-doubt and the impact this has on their wellbeing. Reading is used in all areas of the curriculum at school. Children cannot escape it. My heart aches for the children who, day in and day out, have to turn up to a place where they feel out of place and awkward. Which is why I do what I do.
When I help these children to become great readers, my heart sings. I love witnessing their little faces glow when they can confidently read; their self-esteem skyrockets. But as much as I love helping each individual child, I want to make a bigger impact. How can I help these children BEFORE they start to struggle? How can I help MORE families? So EducatABLE was born.
There are many amazing professionals out there bringing the literacy plight to the fore through amazing research, books, and blogs. With all of these amazing brains on the job, how I am going to add value to this conversation? Let me state right up front, I am NOT a researcher (in fact I nearly failed statistics at university! Ha!). What I AM is a highly practical, ‘people person’ who has years of first-hand experience working with families on this particular problem.
Whilst I could talk excitedly all day about what I do, I also have other things in my life that keep me busy! I have three awesome kids of my own who do everything from basketball to singing and dancing, I’m a keen netballer and throw the odd ball around in a local ‘mum’s team’, I read fiction voraciously, and love a glass or two of wine around the campfire with friends. The beach is my happy place and I’m blessed to live just 5 minutes away.