The value of early literacy investment
East Para Primary School in South Australia has been running InitiaLit — a whole-class literacy instruction program — since 2018 and has seen great results.
Discover what has changed in MiniLit Sage
In 2011, MultiLit launched MiniLit, our effective, evidence-based, small group intervention program, designed to support struggling readers in the initial stages of literacy up to Year 2. A decade on, it’s time to release the first major revision of the program, MiniLit Sage.
Behind the Wattle Series
Get to know some of the authors and illustrators behind the Wattle Series here.
Shifting practice: Introducing the Science of Reading at your school
Yates Avenue Public School is a small P-6 school of 176 students, located in Western Sydney. Four years ago, the school embarked on a program of improvement based on evidence-based practice.
How to support your child with InitiaLit Readers
For young readers, one of the most effective ways parents and carers can offer additional support at home is by spending as little as 10 minutes each day on supported book reading.
Support struggling readers at school with an intervention program based on reading science
A parent from one of our science-based literacy intervention programs recently shared this interaction with his son: “A couple of weeks ago my son had a maths test at school, so I asked how he went. ‘Good, I could read the questions’, he replied to me. It melted my heart.”
Teachers and students thrive with Positive Teaching
While most teachers understand the importance of positive reinforcement, research indicates that praise is more often focused on academic performance.
A school-wide approach to behaviour management delivers positive outcomes for the whole community
Australian principals believe classroom management is the number one challenge for new teachers and that only a third of them are well prepared for managing classrooms.
Get your school ahead of the curve with phonics-based assessments
As more states embrace the evidence and success of early phonics instruction this is the time to get your school ahead of the curve.
Teaching literacy: phonics gaining momentum
Australian early literacy instruction has often focused on disproven theories about how children learn to read, while skills such as decoding, phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency, have been relatively neglected.