Anchored Literacy
With the right instruction and support, dyslexic learners can learn to read and spell.
What Anchored Literacy can offer
Our Mission
The Learning Journey
Our Mission
Anchored Literacy exists to provide children and families affected by dyslexia with access to specialist, evidence-based literacy instruction — delivered with clinical expertise, compassion and a deep commitment to every learner's individual journey."
Sessions
The Learning Journey
Our Mission
Beyond specialist instruction, Anchored Literacy partners with families through parent seminars, group sessions and advocacy support — equipping parents with the knowledge and tools to champion their child's needs, access school accommodations and ensure their child has every opportunity to thrive.
The Learning Journey
The Learning Journey
The Learning Journey
Through a carefully scaffolded journey — from the confidence built in one-on-one sessions to the collaboration of small group learning — students develop the skills and self-belief to demonstrate their abilities with pride in the classroom.
About Anchored Literacy
My Story
Hi, I'm Nerine Kerfers — a qualified Literacy Specialist and Rehabilitation Counsellor with a passion for supporting people of all ages. I can support individuals to identify their unique strengths, and address challenges resulting from learning difficulties such as dyslexia, or developmental delays in language, reading and writing.
I am a US Board of Education certified classroom teacher with hands-on experience applying the science of reading at a whole-class level, and an Associate Level Orton-Gillingham accredited practitioner, working with students one-on-one, both online and in person.
I hold a Master's degree in Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health, and am a member of the Australian Counselling Association. This means I don't just address the literacy challenges you or your child faces - I understand the whole person behind them. My approach is client-centred and targeted to you or your child's specific needs.
I work with children, families and adults. Whether you are a parent looking for meaningful, lasting progress, a school seeking specialist support, or an adult navigating dyslexia in the workplace — I bring both the clinical knowledge and the genuine care to make a real difference.
How I can provide support
Anchored Literacy supports children and their families where a dyslexic learner profile has been diagnosed or is presenting, and where specialist instruction, not typically available in the classroom, is needed.
Every child is different. Instruction begins with understanding each student's individual strengths and challenges, so that support is always tailored, never one-size-fits-all.
Tuition is delivered in alignment with the Orton-Gillingham approach — long regarded as the gold standard in dyslexia remediation and successfully used around the world. This method is:
- Multi-sensory — engaging visual, auditory and kinaesthetic pathways
- Systematic and sequential — building skills in a structured, logical order
- Diagnostic and prescriptive — continuously informed by each student's progress
- Direct and explicit — clear, intentional teaching with nothing left to chance
- Cognitively and emotionally sound — supporting the whole learner
Sessions are available one-on-one, in person or online.