Premier's Reading Challenge 2008
21 April to 30 September
For parents
The Premier’s Reading Challenge aims to promote a love of reading and to engage students to read, to read more and to read more widely.
The Challenge is a proven strategy that will help to promote to young students, their parents and the community that literacy and reading is an essential life skill.
Parents and families can support children’s school-based learning by reading to and with them at home, strengthening students’ love of reading for pleasure.
The Premier’s Reading Challenge runs between 21 April and 30 September 2008 for students in Grades 1-6. Students can accept the Challenge to read 20 books during this time.
Consent form for parents [PDF 142KB], to be completed and returned by 30th May 2008.
| 21 April 2008 | Premier’s Reading Challenge launch and despatch of school packs |
| 30 May 2008 | Consent form [PDF 142KB] to be completed and returned |
| 1-30 June 2008 | MS Readathon |
| 2-13 June 2008 | School holidays |
| 30 June 2008 | Final date for students to read 10 books and be eligible for iPod and audio-book voucher draw |
| 18 July 2008 | iPod and audio-book voucher prize draw |
| 16-22 August 2008 | Children’s Book Week activities |
| 8-19 September 2008 | School Holidays |
| 30 September 2008 | Challenge completion date – 20 books must have been read |
| November 2008 TBA | Three regional celebrations with the Premier. |
| December 2008 TBA | Reading Challenge 2008 certificates sent to schools |
