Dr Joe Santoro is an educational psychologist with a particular interest in understanding how children learn, and why some learners thrive while others experience unexpected challenges at school. His work focuses on developing a deep understanding of each child’s individual learning profile, including their cognitive strengths, language development, academic skills, attention, executive functioning, and emotional factors that may be influencing learning and school engagement.
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Joe provides comprehensive educational and developmental assessments, as well as individual consultation to support learning, school engagement, academic confidence, and learning-related emotional wellbeing (such as test anxiety or school-based stress).
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A central part of Joe’s approach is not simply measuring performance, but carefully interpreting how different parts of a child’s profile fit together. Assessment findings are considered in the context of the child’s developmental history, classroom functioning, learning behaviours, emotional wellbeing, and day-to-day experiences at home and at school. Reports are designed to move beyond scores and labels, helping families, teachers, and other professionals understand the why behind a child’s learning profile, and providing practical, evidence-informed recommendations that can guide meaningful support over time.
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Common referrals include students experiencing difficulties with reading, spelling, writing, or maths, concerns regarding attention, working memory, or executive functioning. Joe also has a special interest in giftedness or twice-exceptionality, and children whose learning profile may be more complex or not yet fully understood.
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LOCATION AND CONTACT
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11/129 Pakington Street Geelong West
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Please contact me via phone or fax. Alternatively, you can send a request through the contact form below.
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Mob: 0416 835 020
Fax: 4206 7081