Valerie Yule

Valerie Constance Yule OAM (2 January 1929 – 28 January 2021)[1] was an Australian researcher in literacy and imagination, and a clinical child psychologist,[2] academic, school psychologist and teacher.

She worked in disadvantaged schools, Melbourne and Monash Universities in psychology and education; the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital; and hon.

She was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia at the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.

She obtained BA (Hons), History and English, MA Psychology, Dip Ed, and PhD Education - research thesis on Orthography and Reading, Spelling and Society.

Fellow of the Galton Institute[4] (UK); Member, British Psychological Society; Vice-President, Simplified Spelling Society[5] (UK); Member, Independent Scholars Association of Australia,[6] and of Australian educational and social reforming organizations.