Students
Information for Challengers
- Student help files: The 2011 Student Guide to the online system is available here (Word - 58Kb).
- What do I have to do to meet the Challenge?
- What do I get if I meet the Challenge?
- How do I register?
- What if I learn from home?
- What can I read?
- My online record
- My record card
- Where can I get help?
- Book labels
- Can I do the MS Readathon as well as the Challenge?
What do I have to do to meet the Challenge?
There are six rules to meeting the Challenge. For more information see the Rules page.
What do I get if I meet the Challenge?
If you meet the Challenge this year, the Premier of Victoria will send you a certificate of achievement. And of course, you get to read good books and improve your reading skills!
How do I register?
Your school needs to register first, then register you. Schools have until the end of Term 1 to register. To find out if your school is registered, search the list of Schools participating in the Challenge.
If your school is not going to register, you can still participate as a home-based reader. To do this your parents/guardians need to complete consent forms - these are available online from the Information for parents & guardians section of this web site.
What if I learn from home?
If you are a student who learns from home, rather than at a school you can still participate in the Challenge, as a home-based reader. Download, complete and send the registration form (Word - 33Kb) to the Reading Challenge Unit. Home-based reader registrations close on 25 June 2011. Students will not be able to register for the Challenge after this date.
What can I read?
Most of the books you read should be from the Challenge book lists. These are called Challenge books. Up to one third (10 if you are in Prep to Year 2 and 5 if you are in Year 3 to 9) can be any book you choose. These are called Choice books. Year 10 students should read at least 5 books from the Book List and may read up to 10 Choice books.
Your Challenge books can come from the list for your year level or any level higher. You can also read Challenge books from a list below your year level if your teacher agrees. If the books you read are from a level other than yours, you still need to read the number of books for your year level to meet the Challenge.
Note for Parents - The inclusion of a book on the list does not mean it is a recommended text for all students. The book list provides a broad range of books from which students, parents and teachers can choose appropriate reading material for individual students. If you have any concerns about the content of titles on the Challenge book lists we encourage you to become involved in the selection of books your child reads for the Challenge to ensure they are culturally appropriate.
You can download the Challenge book lists by going to the Books link on the homepage of the Challenge website.
My online record
You keep all the information about the books that you read on this web site.
You need to register through your school. This will give you your own username and password. You can use them to log in to the web site from any computer with web access - at school, at home or in the library. Your username and password will allow you to open your own reading list where you can choose and record your books. You can also vote for your favourite book and give the books you read a star rating.
The 2011 student guide to the online system is available here (Word - 58Kb).
My record card
You might like to make a record card to record your books and keep your place as you read your Challenge books. Updated record cards for 2011, featuring Challenge bookmark illustrations, are now available below.
Reading record card - cat design (PDF - 139Kb)
Reading record card - fish design (PDF - 142Kb)
Reading record card - fox design (PDF - 181Kb)
Reading record card - girl design (PDF - 153Kb)
Reading record card - girl in hammock design (PDF - 145Kb)
How to fold your record card (PDF - 420Kb)
Teachers can order bookmarks for students. Information is available from the Details of the process page.
Where can I get help?
Ask your teacher, librarian or school Reading Challenge Coordinator for help in choosing books, listing books, registering and logging on. Ask your friends about the books they are reading and tell them about the ones you have read. To find answers to other people's questions, check the Frequently Asked Questions.
Book labels
If you want, you can download and print Book labels (PDF - 382Kb) to stick on all your books! Use Avery Labels L7165 or print on plain paper, cut and glue them.
Can I do the MS Readathon as well as the Challenge?
You can count the books you read for the MS Readathon in the Challenge, and the books you read for the Challenge in the MS Readathon, so you can do both at the same time!. For more information visit the new streamlined MS Readathon website: www.msreadathon.org.au
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