Learning & Teaching  

'Rural Roads to Reading' Research Project

We are pleased to let you know that our school will be involved in a longitudinal research project over the next three years called Rural Roads to Reading.

 This project, which will run from 2025 – 2027, is being conducted by researchers from the School of Education at La Trobe University. The focus of the project is on understanding how schools across regional and rural Victoria are approaching the teaching of reading in the early years of primary school (Foundation-Grade 2).   

The La Trobe researchers will track our 2025 Foundation student cohort through to the end of Year 2. The research team will work with our teachers to use a range of assessments that the children will complete in their classroom. Our school’s involvement in this project will provide our teachers with additional valuable data to support our children’s progress as they learn to read.

The project has been approved by the La Trobe University Human Ethics Committee and Catholic Education Sandhurst.

As parents and/or guardians of students in Foundation 2025, please look out for more information about this project. You will be provided with information so that you can consider whether you wish to provide consent for your child/children to be involved in this project.

For more information- Catholic Education Office Sandhurst - Magnify Sandhurst