News
All the latest on what we have been up to at MultiLit.
Screening for comprehension
Launched in January 2022, our new test, the Wheldall Sentence Comprehension Screener (WSCS), can identify young children who have difficulty with comprehension who may benefit from receiving targeted language comprehension and/or support.
MultiLit to provide programs under Closing the Gap Implementation Plan
MultiLit is delighted to have been invited by the Australian Government to provide reading and spelling programs for students in majority Indigenous schools.
Response to the draft Australian Curriculum for English
MultiLit calls on ACARA to ensure the new curriculum for literacy is underpinned by evidence.
Insights
Take a deeper dive into some of our research, programs and professional development.
Meet our Team: Nicola Bell
Dr Nicola Bell has professional experience in literacy-specialised speech pathology intervention. She has completed her PhD on literacy development in children with cochlear implants and published several papers in the area. In addition to her qualifications and research, Nicola is passionate about helping children learn to read and write.
Meet our Team: Sharon Cheers
Sharon’s ambition is to defy disadvantage through the creation of shared value, integrating education expertise with strategy. Learn more about Sharon here.
System-wide success
MultiLit provides extensive training and ongoing literacy program support for leadership teams implementing evidence-based practice across school systems.
Media
MultiLit experts are often called upon by the media to provide perspectives on education policy, literacy and behaviour – check out where we have been seen recently.
In the News: 14 May 2022
Dr Jennifer Buckingham quoted in ‘National curriculum goes old school for a modern age’, by Natasha Bita, The Australian, 14 March 2022.
In the News: 10 May 2022
Dr Jennifer Buckingham chatting with Peta Credlin regarding Australia’s new school curriculum.
In the News: 10 May 2022
Dr Jennifer Buckingham contributed an opinion piece on the new Australian Curriculum for English, in The Australian, 10 May 2022.
Publications
MultiLit Moments
Our newsletter, featuring our latest research, stories from schools using MultiLit programs, and new product and professional development offerings, is published three times a year. To join the mailing list, contact us.
MultiLit Moments November 2021
Read about MultiLit’s partnership with the Australian Government under the Closing the Gap Initiative, the recent launch of MiniLit Sage, and more in this new double issue of MultiLit Moments.
MultiLit Moments December 2020
Developments on the Primary Reading Pledge and the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check headline the final edition of MultiLit Moments for 2020.
MultiLit Moments August 2020
In this edition of MultiLit Moments, we announce a new series of InitiaLit decodable readers, and the great results MiniLit students are achieving in our Literacy Centres.
Nomanis
Reading | Teaching | Learning | Connecting
Nomanis, published twice a year, explores the ideas and evidence about effective instruction in reading and related skills, for teachers, parents, fellow professionals and policy makers. Our aim is to provide readable and engaging accounts of developments in the teaching of reading and writing, distilled from the sometimes rather esoteric, and certainly dry, research literature. Subscriptions are free, and we welcome contributions and correspondence.
Nomanis Notes
Nomanis Notes is a series of single page briefings on educational topics likely to be of interest to parents, teachers and other professionals, with particular reference to learning difficulties. Our aim is to succinctly summarise the state of knowledge on the topic, offer a considered opinion, and to provide starter references for those wishing to find out more.
