I believe

that every child deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. 

This means

• learning for mastery 
• hands on learning for real life skills
• knowing where your strengths lie
• celebrating each small step in the journey towards success

My approach

is about helping children to experience success, and to grow their self-belief and autonomy.

I use

• a concrete, hands-on approach
• multi-sensory teaching and learning
• evidence based memory activation, and retrieval practices grounded in the Science of Learning
• explicit, direct instruction
• CRA methodology (concrete - representational - abstract)
• current brain-based research

To help children to learn

• self-management skills (how to organise, prioritise and plan for success)
• metacognitive skills (how to reflect upon their understanding, and know how to ask for help)
• personalised learning skills (how to find out which learning tools work FOR THEM, and how to use them)
• executive function skills (how to make the most of their brain chemistry, and how to train their brains)

My expertise

lies in a life-long personal learning quest - I am always trying to become a better educator. 

Professional qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Education (Primary and Secondary) with a major in Psychology and Special Needs Education (2000)
• Post-Graduate certification in Montessori education (0-3 Infancy) (3-6 Early Childhood) (6-12 Childhood) and (12-18 Adolescence)
• Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Montessori Focus)
• Certified Montessori teacher trainer - Lecturer at the tertiary level for almost a decade.




Literacy qualifications


• Orton Gillingham (Yoshimoto) - Basic and Advanced training with Ron Yoshimoto
• Structured Word Inquiry Practitioner - I have trained with Dr Pete Bowers, Rebecca Loveless, Mary Beth Steven, Fiona Hamilton, Lyn Anderson, Ann Whiting and more experts in the field of morphological instruction
• The Writing Revolution - Advancing Thinking through Writing - Educator Training
• Montessori Literacy (teacher trainer in the tertiary sector) - I have taught Montessori for over 20 years
• Cracking the ABC Code - Educator Training with Dr Lillian Fawcett
• Barton Reading and Spelling - I have taken many students through all ten levels of the program
• Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) - I use Teaching Writing Structure and Style
• That Reading and Spelling Thing - Educator Training with Tricia Millar
• William Van Cleave - Writing Matters - extensive Educator Training with William Van Cleave
• The Writing Rope - Joan Sedita - Book Study with Joan Sedita
• Morpheme Magic - Educator Training with Dr Deb Glaser
• I am a published author of several teacher training textbooks, numerous professional articles, and educational resources

Numeracy qualifications

• Orton Gillingham Multi-Sensory Mathematics (Yoshimoto) - Educator Training with Ron Yoshimoto
• Montessori Mathematics (teacher trainer in the tertiary sector) - I have taught Montessori for over 20 years
• Marilyn Zecher Multi-Sensory Mathematics - Educator Training with Marilyn Zecher
• Woodin/Landmark approach for Dyscalculia - Educator Training with Chris Woodin
• Steve Chinn Dyscalculia - Educator Training with Steve Chinn
• Math-U-See trained
• Making Math Real trained 

Other qualifications

• Whole Brain Learning (UNISA)
• Learning How to Learn (Deep Teaching Solutions)
• Positive Discipline (Chip DeLorenzo)
• Non Violent Communication (CNVC)
• I have educated my own children at home for 11+ years

Meghan Hicks is in no way affiliated with, a member of, or employed by Making Math Real Institute (MMRI), and does not represent or reflect MMR® or David Berg in any way whatsoever.