Meet Macquarie Park Literacy Centre Assistant Manager, Melissa Day
Melissa brings a wealth of experience and dedication to her role as Assistant Manager at the Macquarie Park Literacy Centre. With qualifications as an Early Childhood Teacher and a degree in Linguistics, she worked as a Preschool Teacher and a Teacher of the Deaf before joining MultiLit in 2013 as a Casual Tutor.
Over the years, Melissa has combined her love for teaching with her commitment to helping children become confident readers, making a lasting impact on families and young learners alike.
Why do you enjoy working at MultiLit Literacy Centres?
I love what I do. I have always felt that working at MultiLit perfectly fits with the things I am passionate about – teaching children, reading with children and encouraging them to feel great about themselves. I am super committed to empowering young people and celebrating their success in learning to read, no matter how small each step or how long this may take. Positive teaching is a real focus for me. Key to this is acknowledging and appreciating effort and using positive strategies to encourage the struggling reader to keep trying and striving. Working with families and helping them on their child’s journey towards being a fluent reader and confident learner is also something I really enjoy.
What do you wish more people understood about learning to read, literacy or education?
Reading is a major life skill. It needs to be taught and practised. Regular home reading with your child is an investment in so many ways! Literacy skills have an incredible impact on a child’s self-confidence, and difficulties are best managed early in an evidence-based program like those taught at MultiLit Literacy Centres.