WOW Kids was founded by Kelly, a Bachelor-qualified teacher with 16 years' experience and a certified Sounds Write Practitioner, bringing that knowledge into specialist phonics and literacy intervention.
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I've spent 16 years teaching, with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and, for the last 7 years, experience right across the primary years. That's hundreds of children, and a clear sense of how reading and writing develop, and when a child needs more targeted support than a busy classroom can give.
That background shapes everything I do. I know when to push and when to ease off. I can read a child who's having a hard day. And I know how to make structured literacy work feel engaging and purposeful, because that's what good teaching looks like.
My experience and interest led me to further study. I'm a certified Sounds Write Practitioner, and I'm in the final year of a Master of Speech Pathology. I use the Sounds Write approach in every session, a structured, evidence-based method for teaching reading and spelling.
I started WOW Kids because Port Macquarie families deserve local, personal literacy support. For now I focus on doing phonics and literacy intervention exceptionally well. In time, once my Master's is complete, WOW Kids will grow into speech and language services too.
The results I care most about are the parent who messages to say their child finally picked up a book on their own, or the child who goes from dreading reading time to asking for five more minutes. That's why WOW Kids exists.
When I'm not in sessions you'll find me at the beach with my family, or adding yet another set of building blocks to the collection.
Three principles guide every session.
Every approach I use is grounded in current research on how children learn to read. I don't follow trends, I follow the evidence, and I explain my reasoning to families in plain English.
Children learn best when they're engaged and enjoying themselves. My sessions are warm and play-friendly, because a child who's having fun is a child who's making progress, even if it doesn't look like hard work from the outside.
One session a week with me is powerful. But the hours at home are where the real progress happens. I invest time in showing parents and carers how to continue the work long after each session ends.
Right now, WOW Kids is just me, and that's the point: every child gets a specialist who knows them. As I complete my Master of Speech Pathology, WOW Kids will grow into speech and language services too. Whatever comes next, families can expect the same standard of care.