About us

The Developmental Learning Centre provides assessment, learning and listening therapies for children and adolescents with learning difficulties and behavioural disorders including dyslexia, dyspraxia, auditory processing disorders, sensory integration difficulties, ADD and ADHD.

Our People

Our staff are highly trained and dedicated educators who have specialised in the field of learning difficulties.

Rosemary Murphy, Director, B.Ed, Dip. Tchg.,Grad. Dip. L.D.,
Reg. Teacher., Reg. SPELD Teacher.

Rosemary Murphy studied education at Hamilton Teachers’ College and Waikato University and went on to teach in public and private schools in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as well as Steiner schools in New Zealand and the United States. She is a graduate of the Extra Lesson™ post graduate training programme and is a Registered Extra Lesson Practitioner. She is also an Integrated Listening System Professional, a certified provider for The Listening Program®

Sherryll Dansey Irvine, Therapist
Dip Tchg.(Primary) ,Reg. SPELD Teacher.

Sherryll has worked as a primary school teacher in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as a youth counsellor, a youth social programme director and a special needs coordinator for early childhood centres. Sherryll is enrolled in the Extra Lesson™ post graduate training programme.

Our Programmes

The Extra Lesson™

The primary therapeutic method used at the Developmental Learning Centre is The Extra Lesson™. This is an holistic internationally recognised one to one programme developed out of Rudolf Steiner’s approach to education by Audrey McAllen, a British teacher, researcher and remedial therapist. This approach is combined with the latest neuro-physiological research into brain development so that the obstacles impeding your child’s learning ability can be identified and treated.

Integrated Listening Systems Listening Therapy

Our listening therapy or auditory processing programmes are used primarily to assist children with auditory processing (listening) difficulties. They are also helpful for children with sensory integration and attentional difficulties such as Aspergers, ADHD and ADD. Our auditory processing programmes retrain the auditory system and the brain to help normalise the way your child processes sound.

Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) unique listening programs “exercise” the visual, auditory, and balance systems simultaneously, improving mental and physical abilities as well as self-confidence. The system is available as a 12 week in-clinic intensive programme or as a listen at home programme.

Our Philosophy

Central to the programme is the recognition of the child or adolescent as a unique and worthwhile individual. Every aspect of the child or young person is taken into account including the physical, emotional, social and intellectual.

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