2 DAY IN PERSON MULTI-SENSORY MATHS TRAINING

Foundations of the Laungage of Maths
For Students With Physical and Intellectual Disabilities & Complex Needs

If you have students or young people in your educational setting that you wish to teach maths to in a way that will meet their accessibility needs as well as learning needs, then this professional development opportunity is for you. 

10am to 3pm AEST Wednesday 20th May and Thursday 21st May
East Bentleigh, Melbourne

Maths is a language, so why don’t we teach it as such? 

Communication is a top priority for students and this couldn’t be truer for our students who have additional learning needs, whether physical or intellectual. In order to be able to communicate with whomever they want, whenever they want, where ever they want, these students need to be equipped with the skills to communicate in the language of maths. If we don’t teach them this language; we are only doing half our job.

About this training

Maths is a language, so why don’t we teach it as such? 

Communication is a top priority for students and this couldn’t be truer for our students who have additional learning needs, whether physical or intellectual. In order to be able to communicate with whomever they want, whenever they want, where ever they want, these students need to be equipped with the skills to communicate in the language of maths. If we don’t teach them this language; we are only doing half our job. 

Join Stephanie McIlroy, (Leading Teacher in Maths; Specialist Educator ) and Esther White (Founder & CEO of Maths Australia) in this two-day specialist workshop designed specifically to support you with the understanding and tools to literally transform numeracy outcomes using a clear, structured and explicit methodology based on a deep and practical understanding of the science of learning and how to implement this in your practice with ease. 

Day 1 - Establishing An Understanding Of The Foundations Of Maths 

Esther brings her experience of 25 years as the CEO of Maths Australia (promoter of Math U See and developer of its successor - Brighter Maths program and the I-CRAVE Methodology) to a full day of understanding the pedagogy behind teaching maths as a language and how to bring the subtleties within the CRA approach to life to transform numeracy outcomes for all students.

Day 2 - Practical Application For Implementing Using A Whole School Approach and MTSS Guidelines 

Based on her lead role in transforming numeracy outcomes at Nepean Special School, Steph will share real life examples to support learners with complex and diverse learning needs. You'll be inspired by the ease and efficacy of a structured, multi-sensory, consistent model and the results that are also possible for your students!

Why attend this training?

Stephanie has worked alongside Esther for a number of years to develop and implement a whole school numeracy program based on the fundamentals of Maths Australia (Brighter Maths/ Math U See) for students and young people with a range of intellectual and physical disabilities. The results have been far beyond anything that they could have anticipated. 

With this now embedded at Nepean Special School, it is now time to share this knowledge with other educators and impact the learning journey of other students and young people. 

This professional learning opportunity offers outstanding value and is suitable for Education Support Staff, Teachers, Leading Teachers and Principal Class. 

Only $1647 inc. GST (RRP $1994)

Topics Covered

1. Introduction to the Pedagogy of Multisensory Maths Instruction
2. 'I-CRAVE Maths' Methodology, Sequential Instruction & the Language Of Maths 3. Counting
4. Place Value
5. Addition
6. Subtraction
7. Telling Time

Inclusions

• Two in-person training days (21st and 22nd May, 2026)
• Self-Paced Online Course with 12 months online access, and immediate access upon sign up
  Module One: Foundations of Maths - covering Pedagogy, Counting, Place Value, Addition, Subtraction and Time, Module Two: Multiplication & Division - covering single and multiple digit Multiplication & Division, establishing foundations for Fractions, Decimals, Percents and Algebra)
• 1:1 Educator Support
• Monthly Live Implementation Support Calls
• CRA Maths Multi-Sensory Integer Block Kit for engagement and experiential learning
  (physical product, pictured below)
• Integer Block Kit Booklet and Demonstration Video
• Colour-coded Pencil Set
• Accreditation Pathway Option 
• Digital Professional Development Certificate Upon Course Completion
• 20% discount on Brighter Maths Subscription for ease of implementation (optional)
• Optional in-classroom or whole-school mentoring and consultation with Stephanie McIlroy and/ or Esther White (fee negotiable)

The CRA Maths Multi-Sensory Integer Block Kit is our main teaching tool for all number and algebra related to whole numbers. By using these hands-on manipulatives, your student is able to bridge the gap from concrete understanding > to graphic representation > to abstract application and mastery of counting, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The Kit's additional features and improvements in size (now compatible with popular building blocks such as lego*), quality and presentation make this the most highly recommended in the current marketplace for integer-based base ten blocks.

This Integer Block Kit comes with our Integer Block Booklet and Demonstration Video sent to you via email.

Note: If you already have an Integer Block Kit available, this may be swapped for the same price, with a Teacher Magnetic Block Kit for whiteboard use.

Our pencil sets are specifically colour matched to the Integer Block colours, making it easy for you - and your student - to learn to identify each number as it is taught. They are a great tool for the representation component of the student drawing what they've built. Fun, easy and applicable!

Course Structure

Once enrolled, you are provided with access to your own dashboard and access to your chosen self-directed course for a twelve (12) month time-frame. These lessons are unlocked sequentially to support your own learning journey. We invite you, and recommend your attendance at our monthly 'live' online group Implementation Sessions through the Zoom platform.

This model will ensure you achieve understanding and mastery before progressing, and will also provide you with an opportunity to have any questions answered in regards to implementation within your classroom, small groups or one-on-one setting.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this training: just a vision to see your students excel in maths; to teach them the way they learn; and to transform their lives.

PD Hours

Approx. 25 hours.

• 10 hours approx. of video course content
• 15 hours approx. of practical implementation and training requirements (weekly implementation sessions, resource tasks, etc)

Maths Australia is a NESA Recognised Provider

Why Training Matters

Student success depends on a confident and well-trained teacher. A great program isn’t enough.

We’ve distilled 24+ years of research and classroom practice into signature training levels that show you not only what to teach, but how to teach it effectively.

Designed for teachers, tutors, intervention specialists, and parents, our training is especially effective for transforming outcomes for students with dyscalculia, learning differences, or maths anxiety.

Our training is: 

• Practical – step-by-step lessons you can use immediately.
• Research-based – grounded in the RTI framework and our I-CRAVE Maths methodology.
• Transformational – proven to boost outcomes for general students, as well as those with dyscalculia, learning differences, or maths anxiety.

Our Training is Evidence-Based

I-CRAVE Maths Methodology

I = IDENTIFY
To offer effective instruction, you must know the student's current level of mastery. Through a sequential series of simple-to-use assessments, you'll identify the foundations that are - or are not - in place for us to build upon and hence where to begin.

C = CONCRETE
Every lesson begins with clear and accurate demonstrations using specific hands-on manipulative tools (integer blocks or advanced kit) to build rectangles and create understanding for application in real life.

R - REPRESENTATION
The student draws their own proportionately accurate representation of what they have just built. Much like a dog could look more like a dinosaur if the proportions are inaccurate, so too representations in base ten must be accurate to develop congruency, confidence and understanding (yes, that’s right - no bundles, no ten frames, no dots - they’ve been superseded).

A = ABSTRACT
Show the symbols and teach the rules of the language of maths accurately. With understanding from the concrete and representational stages, the student can both encode and decode with confidence and ease.

V = VERBAL
Consistently engage the student in dialogue to enhance their learning and to check whether your teaching has been clear and accurate. Have the student teach the lesson back to you to check for understanding. Them hearing their own voice embeds the knowledge. 

E = EXPLICIT
Explicit Instruction refers to that which is clear, accurate, precise and transferable. We ensure absolute congruency between the models used, the representations drawn, the squiggles written and the verbal instructions given for application in everyday life. This congruency develops confidence and maximises teaching time through reducing extraneous instructional clutter.

The Research

our I-CRAVE Methodology is based on

Our focus at Maths Australia is to educate teachers in research and evidence based pedagogy and to provide them with smart, multi-sensory and developmentally appropriate solutions that they can bring to their students, confident of their success.

Since 2000, we've tested, and refined, how to most effectively integrate research to provide outstanding numeracy outcomes for both neurotypical and neuro-divergent students.

The products and services we provide are informed by the following bodies of research:

• Cognitive Load Theory
• Rosenshine’s Principles Of Instruction
• Explicit Direct Instruction
• Response-To-Intervention (RTI) Framework
• Big Ideas In Number
• Piaget's Developmental Stages

Important Essentials from the Research

Our training, manipulatives and program equip educators to incorporate the following essentials effectively, plus much more. 

Though you've heard of, or possibly even integrated these recommendations before, it's our attention to the subtle detail in their application that equips you to make all the difference. Our absolute confidence in the way we teach you to implement them means we can guarantee your success.

Click here for a curated collection of articles that unpack how the ICRAVE MATHS® approach transforms proven theory into results you can see immediately in your classroom.

Let's teach maths as the language that it is.