Relationship Rescue and Child/ Teen Behaviour Mangement Services
available from 'The Child Listener™'

'The Child Listener™
Emma Hartnell-Baker
BEd Hons, MA, Cert Life Coaching
Tel 07 5510 9960 for more info - email info@the-child-listener.com

The Child Listener™ created 'Read Australia' to be a part of
raising standards of literacy across Australia.
She is now offering a range of early years education related courses
and training on the Gold Coast QLD

Please visit the Read Australia websites for detailed
information of Emma's next workshops for parents

"Reading wars" has been part of the debate over reading research
for the past 25 years. The unpleasantness of the conflicts among reading
researchers has been moderated, if not eliminated, by the realization
that all the participants are primarily interested in ensuring the
well-being of young children and in promoting optimal literacy instruction.
We, too, acknowledge that for the most part teachers and parents want
children to succeed- however wanting it, and making it happen are not
the same thing. While our approach may seem to focus on the plight of some
(too many!) children who fail within schools, please be assured that we are
also very aware of inspirational teaching, and that most teachers
want to learn how to help all children. Our mission is to bridge the gap
between what we all seem to want, and what is actually happening.

The Child Listener™ is dedicated to making sure that children who are likely
to fail, are not taught by teachers without the knowledge to recognise, and
meet, their individual needs. At the Early Reading Centre, within Pink Bubblez™
- on the Gold Coast, Queensland, our aim is to help parents and teachers
identify children who are likely to have difficulties, offer these children quality
experiences as early as possible, educate their parents/ carers , and
ensure that the teaching within their school meets their learning needs.

There is no excuse for failing our children- and research shows that
this is still happening far too frequently, even despite the clear findings and recommendations as outlined within the AU Inquiry into
the teaching of Literacy 2005.

If you are a teacher viewing our site, or visiting the centre, please do
not feel we are attacking the teaching profession- far from it- we
feel that teachers are underpaid, over-worked, and expected to perform
miracles. Within secondary education no one teacher would be expected
to cover the whole curriculum- and yet primary teachers are? How can
one person be a specialist in everything, and meet all individual needs
within these crucial first few years of a child's educational life?
The issue of poor literacy rates is,in our opinion, far wider. Until resolved
however our focus is on the children of Australia, and we hope you will join
us in our mission, and work with us to make the changes needed.

Emma is currently putting together a course that will become recognised as
a valuable qualification- giving adults a more accurate understanding of why
so many children are failing to read and spell well, and what we can do about it.

We also offer a range of Jolly Phonics training courses and
workshops plus resources.

If you would like to deliver a quality literacy or early years
education related courses within our venue, please call us in the office
- Tuesday to Friday 9-5pm

Please call us for more info - - 07 5510 9960
Ask to speak with Emma

Emma Hartnell-Baker BEd Hons, MA Special Educational Needs
Cert Life Coaching
Founder of 'Read Australia™' and known as The Child Listener™

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Private literacy and maths tutoring for
school aged children
- $60 per hour