Ashlea Wielstra is a dual qualified speech pathologist with a masters in teaching primary. She has 17 years experience as a speech pathologist and after working within both not-for-profit organisations and a range of educational settings she runs a small private practice based in Oatley. Ashlea has a special interest in specific learning disorder (SLD) reading/ writing and years of expertise helping children optimise their learning potential through best-practice research and data-driven instructional methods to provide creative, individualised assessment and intervention. Ashlea is a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia and is committed to maintaining a high level of evidence-based practice by being an active member of special interest groups and attending workshops and conferences.