📚 Strengthening Vocabulary, Spelling & Reading Comprehension!
Join Mandy Nayton OAM as she explores the development of complex vocabulary in the middle and upper primary years, including the role of morphemes, word origins and lexical quality.
Discover practical, evidence-informed approaches to strengthen spelling, vocabulary, reading comprehension and written expression.

Mandy Nayton

Mandy Nayton is the CEO of both DSF Literacy and Clinical Services in Perth and SPELD Victoria in Melbourne. She is an educational and developmental psychologist and qualified teacher with extensive experience in the field of literacy education.

Mandy is an ardent advocate for evidence-informed practice, supports schools with literacy planning and provides professional development in the areas of literacy acquisition and intervention, vocabulary development, working memory and cognitive load, learning difficulties and the assessment of learning disorders. Mandy is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University’s School of Allied Health, is a leading Australian LETRS trainer, has conducted research in collaboration with UWA, Curtin and ACU, published or co-published over 30 articles and book chapters in recent years, and was awarded an OAM for her services to education in 2016.