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.
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).
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.
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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11/129 Pakington Street Geelong West
Please contact me via phone or fax. Alternatively, you can send a request through the contact form below.
Mob: 0416 835 020
Fax: 4206 7081