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Study Support Immersive Reader

🎒 Study at Home with Immersive Reader

Studying at home doesn’t have to feel like a struggle. Whether you’re revising for exams, catching up on homework, or just trying to understand a tricky text, Immersive Reader can make things easier.

🚀 What Immersive Reader Can Do for You

  • Read text aloud so you can listen while you learn.
  • Break words into syllables to help with pronunciation.
  • Highlight grammar like nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
  • Translate into different languages if English isn’t your first language.
  • Change text size, spacing, and colours to make reading more comfortable.

🎯 Why It Helps

Everyone learns differently. Some people prefer listening, others like visual tools, like mind maps, and some need extra support with reading. Immersive Reader gives you the freedom to study in the way that works best for you.

🏠 How to Use It at Home

  • Open your homework in Word, OneNote, or Teams.
  • Click on Immersive Reader.
  • Play around with the settings until you find what helps you focus.

Please use the links below to support using immersive reader:

PDF Immersive Reader OneNote

📱 More Ways to Use Immersive Reader

Immersive Reader isn’t just for documents and messages — it’s available in other apps too, giving our young people even more flexibility and support when studying at home.

  • Microsoft Lens: Take a photograph of a worksheet, textbook page, or handwritten notes, and open it in Immersive Reader to hear the text read aloud or adjust the formatting for easier understanding.
  • PDF files: Open PDFs in Microsoft Edge or OneNote and use Immersive Reader to break down complex text, translate sections, or change the layout to suit your learning style.
  • Outlook emails: you can use Immersive Reader to make school emails clearer and more accessible.
  • Web pages in Microsoft Edge: Perfect for research — Immersive Reader strips away distractions and presents text in a focused way.

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Welcome to the John Paul Academy Learning Hub

We’re excited to introduce the JPA Digital Learning Hub – a space designed to support young people and families in making the most of our iPads and online learning.

Here, you’ll find, support and resources to help our young people succeed and families/carers support their young person, including:

  • iPad support – practical help for young people and families to get set up, stay connected, and feel confident using their devices.
  • Access to ACHIEVE – your gateway to tailored learning opportunities.
  • Staying safe online – simple steps to ensure our parents and guardians have access to support to keep our young people safe online.