Literacy at Home
Burnie High School provides online literacy programs to support your child’s learning progress from home. All students have access to Literacy Planet and MyOn Reading which are paid for by the school. Please contact your child’s Humanities teacher or Lauren Wells (lauren.wells@education.tas.gov.au) for login details or support.
Literacy Planet
All students have their own username and password
All students at Burnie High School have access to Literacy Planet. This is a targeted digital literacy learning program that covers a range of areas from spelling, grammar, punctuation, comprehension, reading, phonics and sight words. It is directly linked with the Australian Curriculum and is excellent for helping students improve their literacy skills in a fun ‘arcade’ style game, as well as set reading tasks. The program can be accessed both at school and at home, whether on a computer, tablet or phone. Teachers can adjust the level of each student to ensure the program is targeting their personal skills.
MyOn Reading
All students have their own username and password
An online library with a wide range of books and audiobooks.
Students can search for specific topics of interest or browse more generally to find books that suit them. Teachers can monitor student activity and assign books and projects.
BHS Library and Reader’s Notebook
We highly recommend that students are reading at home and encourage them to check books out of our library regularly. Time is provided during English lessons for students to select books. If you would like to work on reading at home with your child, the BHS Reader’s Notebook can assist in guiding conversations about reading. You can download a copy here to print: bit.ly/readersnotebookbhs