Media mention: 24 March 2025
MultiLit’s Principal Research Fellow and Dean of The Academy for the Science of Instruction, Dr Mark Carter, is featured in the EducationHQ article, ‘ ‘Like asking someone to change religion’: expert says cognitive bias at root of education’s bad ideas’, published on 24 March 2025 by Sarah Duggan.
Media mention: 4 March 2025
Iain Rothwell, Managing Director and Chloe Allen, Director, Closing the Gap School Partnerships Initiative, feature in EducationHQ article ‘Evidence-based literacy instruction closing the gap in disadvantaged and majority Indigenous schools’, on 4 March 2025.
Media mention: 19 February 2025
The Federal Government recently announced an additional $35 million in funding to support education programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. This includes a $1.5 million funding extension to the MultiLit Closing the Gap School Partnerships Initiative.
Media mention: 10 February 2025
MultiLit has worked in partnership with AERO and the Institute of Special Educators (InSpEd) to create guides to support students with diverse needs, including emotional regulation, sensory differences and social interactions.
Media mention: 4 December 2024
Mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald article, ‘The state’s high-achieving NAPLAN schools for 2024 revealed’, published on 4 December 2024, St Catherine’s School is using InitiaLit as a part of an explicit and direct instruction approach to teaching literacy.
Media mention: 6 December 2024
Mentioned in National Indigenous Times article, ‘Excursion inspires children’s book highlighting cultural significance of river systems’, published on 6 December 2024, features Putto Press’s new book Our River Playground.
Media mention: 15 September 2024
Mentioned in The Canberra Times article ‘Nonsense’ words are helping kids learn to read’, published on 15 September 2024, St Anthony’s Parish Primary School uses InitiaLit as a part of their structured literacy approach in kindergarten to year 2.
Media mention: 14 September 2024
The ABC segment, ‘Inside Australias ‘fee free’ private schools for disadvantaged children’, published on 14 September 2024, Arethusa College is seen using MacqLit to support literacy intervention for disadvantage students.
Media mention: 26 August 2024
In The Australian’s article, ‘States dragging their heels on key step to literacy’, published on 26 August 2024, MultiLit’s Product Development Manager, Alison McMurtrie says explicit and classroom-wide instruction of core reading skills – including phonics – is the best way to teach children to read.
Media mention: 14 August 2024
Upwey South Primary School Principal, Damien Kitch, was recently interviewed by ABC on the school’s excellent NAPLAN results, which he attributes to a move to structured literacy. Upwey South partnered with MultiLit to implement InitiaLit as its initial instruction program for Prep to Year 2 in 2019. Read about Upwey South Primary School’s NAPLAN results here.
Media mention: 14 August 2024
Upwey South Primary School Principal, Damien Kitch, was interviewed on ABC Radio on the school’s excellent NAPLAN results, which he attributes to a move to structured literacy. Upwey South partnered with MultiLit to implement InitiaLit as its initial instruction program for Prep to Year 2 in 2019.
Media Mention: 25 June 2024
Supporting older primary school students struggling to progress in learning to read has long presented a conundrum for educators.