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Books and Reading: Premier's Reading Challenge

 

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a literacy engagement program that was introduced by the Premier in 2004 to:

      Encourage students to read more books and enjoy reading

      Improve literacy levels.

The Challenge requires students to read 12 books between the beginning of the school year and early September.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

To complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge students need to read 12 books between week 1, term 1 and week 7 term 3.

  1. Every student will need a Student Reading Record. This is available from the school’s Premier’s Reading Challenge coordinator or can be downloaded here or from the library.
  2. Read 12 books. Eligible books include e-books, audio books, class/shared reading, prescribed books for school, non-fiction books, books read as research for assignments or books in another language.
    1. Year 7 to year 9: Students must read 4 books from the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist and 8 personal choice books.
    2. Year 10 to year 12: Students must read 12 personal choice books.
  3. Complete the Student Reading Record with the title and author for each book. A parent, caregiver, teacher or librarian must sign off on each book to verify it has been read.
  4. Pass on the completed Student Reading Record to the school’s Premier’s Reading Challenge coordinator by the designated due date.
  5. Receive an award in late November.

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

FIND BOOKS TO READ

You can search Oliver or the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist to help you find books that you will enjoy reading. Remember if you are in Year 7 - 10, at least  4 books need to come form the booklist.