Overview for teachers and Coordinators
How does the Challenge work?
The Challenge begins at the start of the 2009 school year and officially ends on 31 August 2009. Students in Prep to Year 2 who accept the Challenge need to read or experience 30 books during this period. Students in Years 3 to 10 who accept the Challenge must read 15 books during this period.
Three elements support students and schools participating in the Challenge: the rules, the booklist and the online system for recording books. Students must choose some of their books from the Challenge booklist, and record their reading online as set out in the six rules for the Challenge. Teacher judgement in applying the rules and using the booklist to meet individual students’ needs is an additional critical element that will ensure both the integrity of the program, and that all students can participate, be challenged and succeed.
What do schools do?
- Identify a Coordinator or Coordinators and a contact person
- Register the school on the online system
- Organise student participation (including distribution of promotional materials)
- Re-allocate previously registered students and register new students
- Ensure students record their reading
- Verify students’ reading records
- Check that online data is correct
What else do I need to know?
- Key dates for the Challenge include closing dates for school and student registration.
- The six rules for the Challenge apply to all participating students. Rules for students (Word - 37Kb) can be downloaded and adapted to include school dates or guidelines.
- Information about booklists (Word - 39Kb) outlines how teachers can use the Challenge booklists to meet a range of student needs and manage the Challenge more easily in their schools.
- The Coordinator's Online Guide (PDF - 8.1Mb) outlines the online procedures for Coordinators and the process of creating an EduWeb account for a teacher in a non-government school.
- The consent form (Word - 33Kb) is available for download. Consent forms are also available in Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese in portable document format.
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A letter from the Premier inviting participation in the 2009 Challenge will be available for download from the start of the 2009 school year.
The letter is also available in portable document format in the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Vietnamese
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