Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Kate is a senior lecturer in inclusion and disability and is the Graduate Research Coordinator within the Faculty of Education. She has been researching and teaching in higher education within the Faculty of Education at Monash University for eleven years, focusing her research on:
- Evidence-based instruction and intervention in reading, writing and behaviour
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Disability legislation, policy and funding
- Universal Design
Kate has completed research for Commonwealth, State and Catholic Education Departments. She served as a member of the Tasmanian Literacy Panel 2022-2023 and was called as an expert witness for the Royal Commission into Violence, Neglect, Abuse and Exploitation of Persons with Disability where she spoke about barriers experienced by children and young people with disability in accessing safe, quality and inclusive education. Kate regularly provides professional learning to educators, and she writes for both academics as well as readers from the general public.
Research interests
Kate's research focuses on schoolwide and classroom practices that support all students to participate, engage and make progress in learning. Her current projects explore differentiated teaching and learning interventions that fit within Tiers 1 and 2 of multi-tiered systems of support.
Monash teaching commitment
Teaching Commitment
EDF5656 - Practising Inclusion
EDF5692 - Professional Practice in Special and Inclusive Education
EDF5632 - Learning in Inclusive School Communities
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Inclusive Education
- Disability
- Educational Policy
- Response to Intervention
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Systematic Review
- Literacy
- Evidence-Based Practice
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluation of Disability Inclusion
Smirl, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wade, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Slee, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brain, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bridge, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & De Bruin, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/11/21 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Tier 1 Reading Instruction - UFLI Implementation Pilot in Tasmania
De Bruin, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Morris, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI))
12/08/24 → 28/04/25
Project: Research
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MTSS overview for school coaches for South Australia
De Bruin, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
28/06/23 → 14/07/23
Project: Consultancy
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in WA (Western Australia) schools seminars
De Bruin, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
12/06/23 → 30/06/23
Project: Consultancy
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Review of evidence-based approaches for supporting year 7-9 students who are significantly behind in literacy and numeracy
De Bruin, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Forgasz, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kestel, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Francis, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
29/04/22 → 14/10/22
Project: Research
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A scoping review of perceived support needs of teachers for implementing inclusive education
Chow, W. S. E., de Bruin, K. & Sharma, U., 2024, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 28, 13, p. 3321-3340 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus) -
Beginning teacher preparation and readiness for the profession as inclusive educators
Rosenberg, R., De Bruin, K. & Ludecke, M., Apr 2024, In: Australian Journal of Education. 68, 1, p. 23-35 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Inclusive education: a review of the evidence
de Bruin, K., 2024, Inclusive Education for the 21st Century: Theory, Policy, and Practice. Graham, L. J. (ed.). 2nd ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 95-114 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Multi-tiered systems of support: what are they, where did they come from, and what are the lessons for Australian schools?
de Bruin, K., Killingly, C. & Graham, L. J., 2024, Inclusive Education for the 21st Century: Theory, Policy, and Practice. Graham, L. J. (ed.). 2nd ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 157-175 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Performance of Australia’s Disability Standards for Education 2005: a policy analysis and evaluation
De Bruin, K., Poed, S. & Jackson, R., 2024, In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 28, 14, p. 3533-3553 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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The Association of Independent Schools’ Diversity and InclusionConference NSW
De Bruin, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
31 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Australian Council for Educational Leaders Inclusion & Disability Conference 2023
De Bruin, K. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
15 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties (Journal)
de Bruin, K. (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Australian Journal of Education (Journal)
De Bruin, K. (Guest editor)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Tasmanian Literacy Advisory Panel (Event)
De Bruin, K. (Member)
2021 → 2023Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Press/Media
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Proactive and preventative: Why this new fix could save reading (and more)
De Bruin, K., Kestel, E., Francis, M., Forgasz, H. & Thannhauser, R.
25/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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How should we reckon with history’s uncomfortable truths about disability?
7/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Report calls for all Victorian children to go to mainstream schools, regardless of disabilities
28/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Key Lessons for Australian Leaders
16/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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There are definitely better ways to teach reading
De Bruin, K., Graham, L. J., Snow, P., Serry, T. & Conway, J.
22/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs