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Reading at Home

Parents play an important role in continuing reading at home: questions you can ponder together. 

It is important for all students to continue to read and read widely, and it is even more important to your student’s learning that they continue to read at home, both their text books and reading they have chosen themselves; this may include fiction or factual texts.  At St. Peter's College we value the support from families in order to consolidate and continue your son or daughter's learning journey at home. Research has shown that those that read regularly do better in their learning and reinforces details and increases memory capacity. It is an expectation of St. Peter’s College that students read for at least 30 minutes each day in addition their homework reading.

Here is this week’s simple reading tip:

How can I be involved in my child's reading at home?

• create a regular, comfortable space for reading with minimal distractions
• talk regularly with your son or daughter about what they are currently reading
• be interested in other books they are reading both for school and recreation
• provide plenty of reading material eg. books, magazines, newspaper etc.
• use your local public library outside of school time
• borrowing audio & eBooks, available through St. Peter's College:

eBooks available from St. Peter’s College

Here are links to inspiring authors and their eBooks on the St. Peter’s eBook collection. Follow the links and once you sign in as a St. Peter’s student you can find many more eBooks to download!

“Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals; to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society” (UNESCO, 2017)

Ms Joyce Sendeckyj 

Head of Library