Samantha studied at the University of Sydney for both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. She completed her Bachelor of Science with Honours after completing a thesis on neural plasticity and then went on to complete a Masters of Speech Language Pathology. Following graduation, Samantha worked in private practice in Sydney where she worked with children and families with a multitude of difficulties including those with speech disorders, language delays, social skill difficulties, stuttering, literacy difficulties and those on the autism spectrum.

 

Samantha and her husband then made the move to Singapore where she began work at Winstedt Integrated Therapy, an integrated therapy centre and school for children with learning difficulties. In this context, Samantha collaborated closely with other speech pathologists as well as occupational therapists and teachers to work with children individually, in groups and in the classroom. She worked with children with a wide array of learning difficulties including attention disorders, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, sensory disorders, developmental delays, language disorders and more. Samantha was also the Lead Speech Pathologist for the school's Pre-Prep Program, an early intervention group run to help prepare 4 - 7 year old children for school. Samantha's time in Singapore was an enriching, exciting and fun experience which helped shape her passion for working with children to improve their social, emotional and academic abilities. 

 

When Samantha relocated back to Sydney, she established Curious Kids Speech, Language & Literacy - a mobile practice for speech pathologists to provide services in homes and at schools and preschools. Working across contexts like this improves the generalisation of skills learnt in therapy and therefore increases positive outcomes for clients. In 2020, the Curious Kids clinic opened in The Cannery in Rosebery and has been the base from which the practice has grown.

 

Samantha is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and is a full member of Speech Pathology Australia. She actively continues her professional development and has attended multiple workshops, seminars and conferences and has experience and is trained in the following programs/topics.

 

• Sounds~Write First Rate Phonics - a gold standard for literacy

• The Spalding Method (The Writing Road to Reading) - an explicit phonics program for literacy development

• Hanen It Takes Two To Talk program for children with a delay in language development

• Play Skills with Professor Karen Stagnitti

• Preschool and Early School-Age Language Update - 2018 SPA National Tour

• The Lidcombe Program for young children who stutter

• Visualizing & Verbalizing for language comprehension and thinking

• Sensory integration during therapy

• 2016 Mind Brain Education Conference - a conference based on an integrative and evidence-based approach to shed light on how we might improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

• Little Learners Love Literacy - An Australian based early literacy program

• Working with Dentists & Orthodontists - How Can a Speech Pathologist work more effectively with Dentists and Orthodontists (an evidenced based approach)