My name is Daniella Curtano (previously Daniella Votano) and I'm a Speech Pathologist working in schools across Australia. I am currently based in Melbourne, but also fly out to other schools around Australia. This site is a compilation of activities and resources I have found helpful throughout my work teaching language in schools.
About Me
A little more about me...
Teaching language is my passion. As a qualified Speech Pathologist, I have worked in private practice and school based settings. I have also worked overseas teaching English and will be finishing my Masters in primary teaching in 2018. I love working with children to find increasingly fun and effective ways to improve their language skills.
Alongside this, my passion is also in Teacher training, which is an even more effective and sustainable way of increasing language learning in children. This is because Teachers learn the skill set not just for one child, or even a group of children, but for an entire class of students, which can be reused year after year.
A little more about this site...
This site contains an assortment of information and activity ideas I have collected or created. Feel free to use these resources to help improve speech and language skills across a variety of areas in Students of all ages.
“Thanks for all the great work over your time here. I have, as you are aware witnessed some of this work but have been suitably impressed with the effort and delivery. I truly believe that through this our teachers have grown professionally and this will transpire across to their students.”
Speech and Language Services
School-Based Professional Development
I am available for short term and on-going school-based professional development in the Melbourne area. I am also available for short-term professional development workshops outside of the Melbourne area on request. Please contact me for more details.
One-on-One Therapy
I am currently accepting private clients for one-on-one therapy in the Western Metropolitan area of Melbourne. Please contact me for more details.
Tim Morgan, Principal Karama Primary School
Language Workshops
If your school or educational centre is interested in a speech or language workshop, I can arrange personalised, interactive workshops around a variety of language related topics for small or large groups. Contact me to discuss options and availability.
