Meet the author and educator: Peter Westwood
Long-time educator and author Peter Westwood’s latest book is ‘Developing Spelling Skills Across the Age Range’, out now from MRU Press.
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Your guide to effective literacy instruction – out now
An accessible, up-to-date guide to evidence-informed practice in teaching reading and spelling is now available to purchase from The Bookshop by MultiLit.
Reading activities for children
These tips, book recommendations and reading activities for children will keep reluctant readers practicing their literacy skills this summer holidays.
Five ways to help children become better readers
Here are five ways you can help children become better readers at home, every day of the week. Try these reading activities with a picture book from your home library or from The Bookshop by MultiLit.
Why reading aloud to children is so important
We all want to set our children up for success at school. Luckily, reading picture books to your children is a fun and easy way to ensure they start out on the right foot.
MultiLit Research Unit research fellow, product developer and author Dr Anna Desjardins (Notley) tells us why it is so important to read aloud to children from a young age.
Behind the Wattle Series
Our Wattle Series of InitiaLit Readers are excellent for Year 1 and 2 students who need more practice in applying phonic skills (decoding). Get to know some of the authors and illustrators behind the Wattle Series here.