Amanda Wallas

Amanda Wallas

Teacher and Head of Study Skills at St Rita’s College, Brisbane

Amanda Wallas is a teacher of 25 years’ standing. She is currently the Head of Study Skills at St Rita’s College; her areas of interest include teaching senior English, literacy across all year levels and the development of study skills as a foundation for academic success.

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An evidence-based approach to improving academic reading skills
An evidence-based approach to improving academic reading skills
May 12,2021

Staff at St Rita’s College in Brisbane have worked with researchers to implement an academic reading skills intervention for Year 7s. The ‘Lost in Transition’ project merges evidence from the literature with research in the context of the school to meet student needs.
evidence-based practice, expertise, action research, intervention, partnerships in education, reading, long reads