Kate Jackson is the Principal Speech and Language Pathologist at Sydney SLP, who came to this profession following a long, and rewarding career in education, both in Australia and overseas.  

Kate has a Master of Speech Language Pathology from Sydney University, and a Master of Special Education from Macquarie University.   Kate is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia. 

Kate has worked with children and their families for over 20 years. She brings to her work a wealth of knowledge and skills that have been acquired through working as a Speech and Language Pathologist and as a Special Needs Teacher. This makes her unique, as she is acutely aware of the speech, language and literacy skills that are required for pre-school and school aged clients to function in a classroom setting. 

In addition to providing assessments and therapy services directly to clients, Kate is experienced with working with educators to help them support children with speech, language and literacy needs in the mainstream classroom. Kate is experienced with the consultation and collaborative planning process required to ensure children with delays in speech, language, and literacy receive the support they need at school. Her experience has led to invitations to present at conferences and network meetings in Asia, and locally. 

Kate is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. She is trained in the Spalding Method for literacy (Levels 1 and 2). She is a registered practitioner for the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program (Revised) and MiniLit literacy intervention program. Kate is experienced in providing systematic, intensive instruction to people with delays in literacy.

Kate is dedicated to working with clients to reach their potential, and with schools, as they work to support students with speech, language and literacy challenges.

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