Isabelle Duquennois
MSL & Orton-Gillingham Specialist Educator
Individualised, Targeted Structured Literacy Intervention for Learning and Literacy Difficulties including Dyslexia
Accredited Member of the Australian Dyslexia Association | AMADA Registration 420147 | ABN 21 512 502 536
If your child is struggling at school, becoming anxious or disengaged, or simply needs a boost, you’ve come to the right place.
ISABELLE'S QUALIFICATIONS
AMADA (Accredited MSL Specialist Educator) - Australian Dyslexia Association (ADA) IMSLE (Institute for Multisensory Language Education) Associate Course (Structured Language & Literacy Approach) | Phonology Orton-Gillingham - Advanced Dyslexia TrainingRon Yoshimoto Orton-GillinghamAdvanced Language Course | Morphology
Private Therapy Services
In-person Sessions (mobile or private practice)
Structured Literacy Intervention based on the Science of Reading
1:1 Learning Support and Enrichment
- Learning Difficulties (Language and Literacy)
- Specific Learning Disorders | Dyslexia - Dysgraphia
- Language Disorders | Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- English Learners
- Struggling Readers and Writers
- Adult Learners
- Twice Exceptional (2E)
MSL Therapy at a Glance
- Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) approach
- Reading: Word Level (Decoding), Fluency, Comprehension
- Writing: Handwriting, Spelling (Encoding), Written Expression
- Explicit Teaching of all levels of language incl. Grammar, Morphology, and Vocabulary
2026 AVAILABILITY - UPDATE
✔️ School Hours
✔️ In Person
✔️ Location: Sandringham or Mobile
2026 SCHOOL TERM DATES
Term 1 — 28 JANUARY - 7 APRIL
Term 2 — 20 APRIL - 26 JUNE
Term 3 — 13 JULY - 18 SEPTEMBER
Term 4 — 5 OCTOBER - 18 DECEMBER
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MSL leaves NOTHING to chance.
A Structured Literacy approach:
- Benefits ALL children
- Is essential for dyslexic students
Structured Literacy Instruction is:
- Evidence-aligned
- Explicit, systematic, sequential
- Diagnostic
- Cognitively and emotionally sound
WHAT ARE THE FIVE KEYS TO READING?
- Phonemic Awareness: the ability to identify and manipulate the distinct individual sounds in spoken words
- Phonics: the ability to decode words using knowledge of letter-sound relationships
- Fluency: reading with speed and accuracy
- Vocabulary: knowing the meaning of a wide variety of words and the structure of written language
- Comprehension: understanding the meaning and intent of the text
ISABELLE’S MSL JOURNEY
A McGill graduate with an extensive background in linguistics and language teaching, Isabelle Duquennois has been praised for instilling confidence in her students and for dramatically improving their academic skills.
A dual qualification in Multisensory Structured Language and Orton-Gillingham obtained through IMSLE and Yoshimoto OG has equipped Isabelle with robust specialised training and the expert level knowledge of language that is essential to teach reading and writing. Her comprehensive approach can be best described as explicit, systematic, and sequential teaching of all levels of language.
Through her advocacy work (Structured Literacy Alliance, Dyslexia Victoria Support, and Code Read Network), Isabelle has been promoting evidence-aligned practice and regularly attends progressional development events, workshops, and webinars. She feels privileged to have been mentored by top experts and is thrilled to have contributed to the editing of Lyn Stone’s acclaimed book ‘Reading For Life’.
Deeply committed to making a difference for students with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families, Isabelle has been pursuing further professional development and believes every child can experience success through high impact, targeted intervention.
Located in Sandringham (Melbourne Bayside), Victoria, Isabelle works primarily with primary and secondary-aged students of all abilities.
Neurodevelopmental disorders include:
- Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Intellectual Disability
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
“WE GO AS FAST WE CAN AND AS SLOWLY AS WE MUST.”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (MELBOURNE)
August 2025: Dr Sharon Vaughn – Reading Comprehension Masterclass – SOTLA [The Science of Teaching and Learning]
September 2024: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER RESEARCH CONFERENCE (IDLDRC)
May 2024: Tom Bennett — Behaviour Management
March 2024: Dr. Jan Hasbrouck — Reading Fluency
February 2024: Read Washington — Nancy Young, Ed.D. and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. Climbing THE LADDER OF READING & WRITING: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners
July 2023: The DLD Project — What is Language? What is DLD?
May 2022: The Reading League (Florida Chapter): Dr. Jan WasowiczSpelling Error Analysis: A Window into the Language Centers of the Reading/Writing Brain
April 2021: Language Disorder Australia — Higher Order Language Webinar
March 2021: Little Learners Love Literacy Two-day Workshop
May 2020: Lyn Stone’s ‘The Pen is Mightier than the Sword’ – Lifelong Literacy online course
February 2020: Learning Difficulties Australia: Assessment Tools and Consultant Specialist Teacher Practice
October 2019: CORE Learning Webinar: 5 Favourite Strategies for Making Sense of Fractions
August 2019: Learning Difficulties Australia: Dr David A KilpatrickRecent Advances in Understanding Word-Level Reading Problems: Assessment and Highly Effective Intervention
ResearchED 2019: Melbourne Conference
July 2019: Sharing Best Practice Conference, Bentleigh West Primary School
June 2019: International Dyslexia Association (webinar): Discovering the Sense in English Spelling: The Foundation of Literacy for Every Student
March 2018: Spelling For Life – Lyn Stone (Lifelong Literacy)
February 2018: Tools 4 Reading: Dr Mary DahlgrenVocabulary and Comprehension (2-day workshop) Sound Walls (webinar)
January 2018: MSL Club Professional Development Day