CRYSTAL CLEAR - Key Persons
Dr Judy Kirk has spent the last 20 years diagnosing and teaching adults and children with reading and spelling problems. She understands that the type of programme that has been fashionable for teaching spelling in schools has not suited many people. She also understands that many adults with dyslexia were not given the spelling courses they needed at school. As a result many employers find they have talented employees whose spelling is not up to the standard required for their job. Further many employees find that problems with spelling are preventing them achieving in their employment at the levels they would like to because of their spelling problem. Although they wish to improve many adults do not have the kind of jobs that allow them to attend spelling courses.
Judy has written the Crystal Clear Video Spelling Programme to make it easy for employees to:
Judy has written and delivered many professional development courses to teachers and testers in University Continuing Education programmes, College of Education Professional Development programmes and through SPELD in New Zealand. She has also written and delivered the tester training course for SPELD New Zealand.