Reading for Pleasure

If you walk through the school between 9:15 and 9:30, you might notice a certain quietness.  Look a little further and you will see students reading books. Scan the room and you will see a bookshelf containing a range of reading materials – novels, non-fiction books on a range of topics, magazines, graphic novels and more. This is Reading for Pleasure, a time for students to pick up a book, any book, and just read. 

Great things happen when young people read for pleasure. Reading for pleasure has been linked with many positive life and educational outcomes such as:

• boosts academic achievement, and provides a foundation for critical, digital and information literacy
• builds cognitive function and stamina when immersed in the flow of reading
• develops empathy and knowledge — of self, other worlds, culture, heritage, and ways of being and thinking
• empowers students to become active citizens
• improves and builds psychological wellbeing and healthy behaviours, and
• crucially for young people, can be relaxing and provide an escape

How can parents and carers help?

• Encourage students to bring a book to school to read
• Ask students about reading for pleasure – talk about what they are reading
• Show genuine interest in reading – visit the local library together

Reading for Pleasure takes place between 9:15-9:30 on the following days:

Year 7 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Year 8 – Monday, Thursday, Friday

Year 9 – Tuesday and Friday

Year 10 – Monday and Thursday

Year 11 – Tuesday and Friday

Year 12 – Tuesday and Thursday