Meet Meg
I believe that every child deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
This means
- learning for mastery
- hands on learning for real life skills
- knowing where your strengths lie
- celebrating each small step in the journey towards success
I have been homeschooling my own children for more than 15 years, one of whom has a specific learning disorder in reading (dyslexia) and writing (dysgraphia).
I am a Montessori teacher educator, and I lecture for The Montessori Institute in Australia, and the Center for Guided Montessori Studies in the USA.
My university education, with educational psychology as its focus, drives my work as an academic therapist, supporting children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities to overcome their difficulties with achieving functional literacy and numeracy skills.
I am a knowledgeable, engaging and passionate educator who strives to share applicable tools that all educators, homeschooling parents, and tutors can put in their teaching toolboxes and use straight away.
My approach is about helping children to experience success, and to grow their self-belief and autonomy.
In my work with children, I use
- a concrete, hands-on approach
- multi-sensory teaching and learning
- evidence based memory activation and retrieval practices
- explicit, direct instruction
- inquiry learning where appropriate
- CRA methodology (concrete - representational - abstract)
- current brain-based research
To help children to learn
- self-management skills (how to organise, prioritise and plan for success)
- metacognitive skills (how to reflect upon their understanding, and know how to ask for help)
- personalised learning skills (how to find out which learning tools work FOR THEM, and how to use them)
- executive function skills (how to make the most of their brain chemistry, and how to 'train' their brains)