ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Our mission Is to provide superior reading and spelling programs that enhance the lives of all learners so they can become productive, confident members of society.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be a global leader in effective reading instruction.
MEET OUR TEAM
Catherine MCLENNAN
Founder
Amber Spinner
Social Media Advisor
Catherine MCLENNAN
Founder
Amber Spinner
Social Media Advisor
Catherine McLennan (Founder)
Catherine is the program designer of the Listen to Read curriculum. Drawing on her primary and high school teaching experience, she saw a need for a more integrated approach to remedial reading instruction.
Listen to Read developed over a 14 year period. Whilst personally tutoring over 500 students from the southern suburbs of Sydney, Catherine documented strategies she had used to improve reading skills.
Her mission is to give all children the opportunities that come from fluent reading.
“Students who experience problems with the reading process need to boost their memory, so that reading becomes a fluent, non-frustrating, enjoyable experience.”
Catherine McLennan B. Ed, Dip Teaching, Founder, Listen to Read
Amber Spinner (Social Media Advisor)
Amber is a passionate primary and secondary teacher with over 20 years of experience. Some of her qualifications include a Bachelor of Education (Primary) and a Master of Information Studies. She enjoys promoting a love of reading and fostering the development of research skills.
Amber is experienced in assessing reading age through standardised testing and has delivered the Listen to Read Program to teenagers in a school setting with outstanding results.
She is the Social Media Advisor and professional development facilitator for Listen to Read and has seen first-hand how the program assists those students who struggle with reading.
Her mission is to extend the availability of the Listen to Read program throughout Australia and Internationally.
LISTEN TO READ AMBASSADORS
Inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate Boori Monty Pryor and Founder of Sound Therapy International, Rafaele Joudry have agreed to take on the role of Listen to Read Ambassador. We thank them for their support of our work as we strive to increase the reading capabilities of struggling readers.
Rafaele Joudry
Rafaele Joudry is the founder and Director of Sound Therapy International, providing therapeutic listening solutions for both children and adults.As an international author and speaker, her life work has been the development and adaptation of Sound Therapy for portable and home use. She strives to create enhanced listening, learning and communication skills for children and adults.“To endeavour to correct learning without providing rehabilitation for the ear is almost like attempting to read and write without learning the alphabet.”Rafaele Joudry Msc. Psych, Founder Sound Therapy International Pty Ltd. Co-Founder Listen to Read
Boori Monty Pryor
Boori Monty Pryor is a captivating story teller who has won many awards throughout his career. He writes and speaks about issues close to his heart that interest both Indigenous and Non Indigenous Australians, such as respect. Boori is a gifted public speaker. Each year he travels extensively visiting both primary and secondary schools with his stories.
LISTEN TO READ SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS LITERACY
Listen to Read is committed to donating a portion from each sale of the Listen to Read Program to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous children living in remote and isolated areas.
