A space where individual challenges are embraced and matched with meaningful strengths to nurture learning and well-being.
Jillian Zocher is specialist in Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), with a career dedicated to supporting neurodiverse learners across all age groups. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties, completed in 2002 through the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre in the UK and The Oxford and Cambridge Royal Society of Arts
Jillian has extensive experience supporting students, educators, and parents, with a focus on literacy, numeracy, study skills, technology integration, strength profiling, career counselling, anxiety management, and overall well-being. Her approach has earned her the reputation of an “educational therapist” among her peers
“Jillian has also contributed to academic literature, with publications accompanying each convention, including being a contributing author to the 2020 Sage publication, “Special Educational Needs – A Guide to Inclusive Practice”
Her educational initiatives, Jillian is the founder of Decoding Dyslexia and Dyslexia and Learning Alliance Centre in NSW, and the philanthropic Learning Difference Convention, which contributed to an enormous wave of change within the teaching community in Australia. More recently, she co-founded the professional development platform Get into Neurodiversity. These organizations focused on raising awareness, disseminating information and providing resources related to learning differences.
Through her multifaceted work, Jillian Zocher continues to advocate for inclusive education and the celebration of neurodiversity, aiming to create supportive learning environments that cater to the unique needs, sensitivities, and strengths of every student.
You have been a bright light and a pillar of support for her all these years and my heart just burst with gratitude for all the time and energy you have given in support with Odette and all the other dyslexia children you have worked with . we are truly blessed to have you in this world . Thank you
I am a primary school teacher who retrained as a psychologist. I did Teacher Training for Student with Neurodiversity because I needed a way to advocate for neurodiverse students in a better way. It provided many ways in which I can explain and communicate with professionals more effectively in this area. I plan to use this training to work with clients, student, parents and colleagues in a more efficiently. This training will allow me to be better at collecting data and planning effective responses to client's learning needs. I would recommend this training to all teachers.
Our 7 year old son needed some additional support with spelling and has been seeing Jillian for about 9 months. Over this time his spelling has improved immensely. Jillian has also provided support in other ways like using the keyboard and some maths concepts and he always looks forward to his sessions with her.
I work as an Outreach Teacher. I did the neurodiversity training because I deal with a number of students with a range of learning barriers. I enjoyed it because the training has enhanced my understanding of neurodiversity, improved workplace inclusivity, and positively impacted my interactions with neurodiverse individuals. I plan to use this training to assist a particular student and make some changes to my teaching practices.
I work as an OT in private practise. I have been an OT for 22 years across public and private sectors. I did the course on Dyspraxia/DCD because I was looking for more concrete tools to guide intervention. I also wanted to refresh my knowledge around cooccurrences and other diagnosis to consider. I enjoyed this course as it provided practical tools to guide meaningful goal setting and intervention. I plan on using this training in my intervention with my client group and to further support my assessment process. This training will allow me to be more confident in my support of this client group.
Breaking down every step so students can grasp concepts and increase their limited cognitive delays and short-term memory sequencing was really helpful. I think also the reminder why we have 2 ears and one mouth as we often forget -less talking and more listening! Another key takeaway for me was the empowerment.
Another good video! Lots of sound information and advice. And, again, involving the students, This time in the IEP.A sensible, realistic and pragmatic approach to the IEPs. I should also mention the comprehensive support documents you have supplied throughout the course. Many benefits, especially to busy teachers.
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