Research Projects
Effective ‘Third Wave’ Intervention Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties who are in Mainstream Schools in Years 4, 5 and 6
Project Director: Dr Ken Rowe (with Mr Andrew Stephanou)
Involving a national sample of government, Catholic and independent schools, the key objectives of this 2-year Project of National Importance are to: (1) identify, implement and evaluate a range of school-based, ‘third wave’ intervention programmes and strategies to improve the literacy and numeracy learning of students with learning difficulties; (2) report the findings in such a way that they are accessible and useful to classroom teachers and other educators as a source of information about effective ‘third wave’ intervention; (3) investigate how teachers can develop professional partnerships with key specialists and researchers to support the literacy and numeracy learning of students with learning difficulties; (4) develop, implement and evaluate professional development programmes in the area of literacy and numeracy intervention for students with learning; and (5) develop sample professional development resources and effective delivery strategies suitable for a range of contexts (e.g., metropolitan, regional and remote) that could be taken up by schools and systems.
Staff: Dr Louise Ellis, Dr Rhonda Farkota, Ms Kerry-Anne Hoad, Dr John Lindsey, Mr Ray Peck, Ms Greta Rollo, Dr Ken Rowe, Ms Dara Searle, Mr Andrew Stephanou and Royal Children’s Hospital personnel
Funding: Australian Government Department of Education, Science & Training
Deliverables: Final products and PD resources due March 2006