Dr Jennifer Buckingham publishes Churchill report on literacy practices
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Buckingham OAM on the publication of her Churchill Fellowship report into literacy policy and practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The report provides a comparative analysis of literacy policies and practices, how they arise from and interact with the social and historical context, and their impact on student results.
MultiLit supports statewide bid to get Queensland students reading
For the second year, MultiLit is proud to support the Queensland Premier’s Reading Challenge, an initiative of the Queensland Government designed to encourage students to develop a love of reading.
MultiLit researchers feature at Australia’s premier language and literacy conference
MultiLit leads key symposium on evidence-informed practice in schools and hosts well-attended workshops at the DSF Language, Literacy and Learning Conference in Perth.
New Reading Pledge provides roadmap to help students who are struggling
Five from Five and Learning Difficulties Australia release new Reading Pledge, providing both primary and secondary school teachers with guidance on the training and resources they need to deliver targeted assessments and interventions to assist students who are struggling.
MultiLit expands its West Coast presence with new Perth Centre
The expanded MultiLit Perth Centre was officially launched on Wednesday 20 March, at a function attended by members of the education community.
MultiLit’s submission to the ACT Literacy and Numeracy Expert Panel
MultiLit’s submission to the ACT Literacy and Numeracy Expert Panel outlines the importance of evidence-based instruction embedded in an RtI framework. Benefits of this approach include equitable learning outcomes for students and the alleviation of teacher workloads.
Catholic school families to benefit from MultiLit partnership
MultiLit and Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) are proud to announce a new one-year partnership that will assist Catholic school families to access leading-edge literacy programs to support their children’s learning.
MultiLit Research Unit announces Leadership Transition
MultiLit co-founder and chairman, Emeritus Professor Kevin Wheldall AM, has announced his retirement as Director of the MultiLit Research Unit (MRU), but will remain Chairman of MultiLit. Dr Robyn Wheldall, Deputy Director of the MRU, will step into the Director’s role.
How is reading taught at your child’s school?
New checklist helps families tell if their child’s school is teaching reading right? How children learn to read – and the best way to teach them – has been extensively
MultiLit welcomes Queensland’s Reading Commitment
MultiLit welcomes the QLD Government’s move to embed evidence-based reading instruction across the state’s primary schools, including a strengthened focus on phonics.
MultiLit founder and education research pioneer honoured with prestigious award
MultiLit co-founder and chairman Professor Kevin Wheldall AM has been honoured for his pioneering research into language and reading instruction with the 2023 Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties’ Eminent Researcher Award.
Ditch the word lists to improve students’ spelling
One of Australia’s leading literacy researchers has urged schools to stop handing out weekly spelling lists for students to rote learn if they want to develop good spellers.
MultiLit Senior Research Fellow, Dr Alison Madelaine, said providing students with lists of words to learn – typically via the popular “look, cover, say, write, check’’ technique – was ineffective as it relied too heavily on memorisation rather than teaching the inner workings of the English language.