Resources and Information to Help Build Your Knowledge
We've compiled a variety of FREE resources and information to share with you and help build your knowledge.
Free Learning MATTERS Resources
Check out our FREE resource downloads to add to your literacy kete.
Leap into Literacy
12 bite-sized activities and practical foundational literacy activities you can do with your children or students.
News and Media Coverage
View a collection of news and media coverage from Learning MATTERS and the topic of Structured Literacy.
Blogs
Read our blogs full of tips and discussion aligned with the Science of Reading.
Recommended Podcasts, Blogs and Websites
Podcasts
Our very own Learning MATTERS' Chit Chat series.
Emily Hanford's Sold a Story podcast and more.
Dyscastia is a podcast hosted by Bill Hansberry and Michael Shanahan for parent and educators about the best way to support people living with specific learning difficulties.
Blogs and websites:
The International Dyslexia Association is a nonprofit, charity, organised and operated to provide advocacy, resources and services to teaching professionals, advocates and individuals and families impacted by dyslexia and other related learning differences.
The Dyslexia Evidence Based (DEB) webpage provides information regarding evidence-based support for people with dyslexia and their families.
The Snow Report is a blog page by Professor Pamela Snow. Prof. Snow is the Professor of Cognitive Psychology in the School of Education at the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University.
Five from Five provides information on evidence-based reading instruction. Five from Five is an initiative of MultiLit.
Reading Rockets provides information about best practices in reading instruction, the Common Core classroom, digital learning, and using books effectively both inside and outside of the classroom.
The Reading League is a nonprofit organisation with the mission to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction.
Reading Matters is a blog from Mark Seidenberg connecting science and education.
Supporting you to build knowledge and capability
School Support
Whether you're building capability, refining Tier 1, strengthening intervention, or improving systems—our experienced team can help.
Professional Learning
We offer a range of opportunities, including MoE-funded PLD, webinars, workshops, events, and our annual symposium.
The iDeaL Approach
Providing schools and specialists with the tools, resources, and assessments to implement a structured literacy approach.
LMIT Certification
The Learning MATTERS Intervention Teaching (LMIT) certification is a 12-month course specialising in structured literacy intervention.