Dr Alison Madelaine’s contributions were published in School News’ latest issue (no. 38, Term 4 2025), featured in Sarah Davison’s editorial article, ‘Reading for the Future: Why literacy education matters more than ever’.
Australia has a significant literacy gap, with 1 in 3 children unable to read well, and about 44% of Australian adults having low literacy skills. Over the long term, this literacy gap poses negative implications for our country. Davison highlights the emerging interest in a shift to evidence-based literacy education in schools to address this issue. As a cited expert, Dr Madelaine shares some insight for schools seeking a high-quality literacy program. She shares several key elements common to high-quality literacy programs that will support beginning readers.
The same edition includes an article which features MultiLit Director, Dr Robyn Wheldall. The article ‘Getting classroom literacy instruction right’ details how the InitiaLit program builds literacy skills from a child’s first years of schooling using evidence-based instruction.
Read the articles here.
