Literacy Impact


Empowering school leaders and teachers to ensure

literacy success for every student


Literacy Impact supports school principals, school leaders and teachers who make a difference.

We empower educators to be at the forefront of evidence based literacy research and intervention to ensure literacy success for every student.

Course participants will learn evidence based approaches to literacy instruction and intervention and school wide change management to embedding best practice in literacy for students of all a range of abilities.

Literacy Impact online courses can will also support principals and teachers to:


  • Be at the forefront of the evidence based knowledge and skills in literacy instruction
  • reduce the number of students identified with literacy difficulties in the latter years of primary schooling
  • establish a proven school-wide preventative, intervention framework known as Response to Intervention.
  • Effectively plan for a wide range of student abilities and know what to do to help them move forward
  • Make a significant change on literacy progress and achievement across the school where teachers feel supported, with an engaged school community
  • Embed a school wide professional learning plan that is aligned with coaching to ensure sustainable teaching and learning improvements
  • Implement an evidence based writing strategy that will significant improve the quality of student writing


Join us today and be the next chapter in your school's literacy success journey.


Hi, I’m Julie Scali

I am a passionate and dedicated educator who inspires others to make a positive difference for students every day. As a former Deputy Principal leading whole school improvement I have a deep understanding of the pressures principals and teachers face, and the varied needs of students.

As a Deputy Principal I led my previous school in the implementation of several evidence-based programs including Sounds-Write and Talk for Writing. The impact was significant in not only raising the achievement of students in Writing, Spelling and Reading, but in the teacher efficacy, confidence, use of data and collaboration. There is now a consistent, sustainable improvement agenda in place in the school, a strong coaching model and community engagement.

My passion for making a difference for students of a range of abilities has been evident since the start of my career. I have taught in both mainstream and special educational needs settings in Perth, Belfast and London and was a Special Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in a London school. This led me on a path to specialising in and completing the Graduate Certificate in Learning Difficulties and spending two years at the Centre for Inclusive Schooling. As a Support Teacher Learning Difficulties I consulted in schools in Literacy improvement and Response to Intervention and delivered school based and state-wide Professional Learning. My work has also been published in Education Review.

Testimonial


Julie is an outstanding educator who remains at the forefront of the latest educational research. She leads and manages change by inspiring those around her, ensuring staff contribute to improvement plans. Julie was instrumental in developing and implementing whole school literacy programs, which are having a positive impact on student learning. Furthermore, we now have a consistent approach towards our improvement agenda. Julie is a real game-changer for school improvement. Julie has a passion for improving outcomes for all students, with an emphasis on early intervention and support. With highly developed interpersonal skills and public relations skills, Julie establishes positive and meaningful relationships with all who she works with. 


Andrew Britton, Principal- Hudson Park Primary School