Literacy News

Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier's Reading Challenge has finished! Congratulations to all the students who participated eagerly, reading their hearts out and achieving the challenge. An impressive 47 students from around the school completed the challenge. This means from Prep-2, these students read at least 20 'Challenge' books and 10 'Choice' books, while in Years 3-6, students read at least 10 'Challenge' books and 5 'Choice' books. Congratulations to all the students who completed the challenge and everyone that had a go. 

1/2A has won the Junior competition, and 5/6B have won the Senior competition for most books read as a class. Both classes win 1 dozen new books to add to their classroom libraries!

Reading at home with your child

Reading with a parent/guardian at home is an invaluable experience for students all the way through primary school. Students who have targeted time to practise reading for homework show greater confidence and independence when reading.  As little as 10-20 minutes of reading at home each day is needed for students to show remarkable improvement.  Where possible, discussions about texts with your child as they complete their home reading is recommended to strengthen their experience. Read more to find out the benefits of discussing texts at home for your child!

See below for a range of questions and topics to discuss to help your child build comprehension and understanding of what they read, and make connections to their own lives. 

Happy reading!