QuickSmart Numeracy and Literacy

QuickSmart is an evidence-based basic skills intervention program designed for middle-school students who experience persistent difficulties in literacy and/or numeracy. The award-winning programs provide a framework with short and targeted lesson components for educators to work through with their students.

The aim of QuickSmart is to enable students to become automatic (quick) in their basic skills in order to move onto more complex problem-solving skills (smart). The SiMERR National Research Centre has received and analysed QuickSmart lesson data for over 72,000 students since 2001, however it is estimated that the number of students who have benefited from the programs exceeds 100,000.

The programs are run in over 1,500 Australian schools and come with ready-to-use physical and digital resources, as well as professional development training and ongoing support. They are suitable for learners in years 4 to 9, whose skill levels are below the national minimum standard.