In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Emeritus Professor Kevin Wheldall and Dr. Robyn Wheldall. They’ve achieved so much throughout their careers including co-founding MultiLit, a leading provider of effective literacy instruction. In this chat, they describe their journeys and how MultiLit came about. They also speak about their recently published book – Effective Instruction in Reading and Spelling.
Resources mentioned:
- Book: Effective Instruction in Reading and Spelling
- MultiLit
- Nomanis
- NSW CESE
- MUSEC
- Dr. Coral Kemp
- Dr. Mark Carter
- Dr. Alison Madelaine
- Dr Jennifer Buckingham
- Short-Changed: Preparation to teach reading in initial teacher education
- Alison McMurtrie
- Linnea Ehri
- Think Forward Educators
- Five from Five
You can connect with Kevin:
Twitter: @KevinWheldall
Website: http://www.kevinwheldall.com/
Email: kevin.wheldall@pecas.com.au
You can connect with Robyn:
Twitter: @RWheldall
You can connect with Brendan:
Twitter: @learnwithmrlee
Facebook: @learningwithmrleeWebsite: learnwithlee.net
About Kevin Wheldall
Emeritus Professor Kevin Wheldall AM
Director MultiLit Research Unit
Emeritus Professor of Macquarie University
Chairman of MultiLit Pty Ltd
Having spent over 50 years researching and writing in educational psychology and special education, Kevin is recognised internationally as a leading authority in reading assessment and instruction and in classroom behaviour management. Director of Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) for over 20 years, he is now an Emeritus Professor of Macquarie University and Chairman of MultiLit Pty Ltd. Kevin is the author of over 350 academic books, chapters, and journal articles. His academic standing is recognised by his Fellowship of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, the British Psychological Society, the College of Preceptors, the College of Educational and Child Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society and the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. In 2011 he was made a Member (AM) in the Order of Australia for his services to education. For many years, he has consulted to government and other agencies at both federal and state levels.
About Robyn Wheldall
Dr Robyn Wheldall
Deputy Director MultiLit Research Unit
Honorary Research Fellow of Macquarie University
Director of MultiLit Pty Ltd
Robyn has expertise in researching reading interventions and has worked in the areas of learning difficulties, special education, behaviour management and literacy instruction and interventions for struggling readers for more than 30 years. She worked at Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) during the formative years of MultiLit and is a founding director of MultiLit Pty Ltd. She has also been the Deputy Director of the MRU since its inception in 2006. She has numerous research publications and extensive project management experience in establishing intensive literacy interventions in school, clinical and community settings. She is the past President of the Council of Learning Difficulties Australia, currently serving as a Vice President, is a founding director of the Institute of Special Educators (InSpEd), is on the Industry Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Speech Pathology at UTS, a University Associate of Curtin University, is the co-editor of Nomanis and is an Honorary Research Fellow of Macquarie University from whom she has received a Community Outreach Award for her MultiLit work.
