The 2019 Premier’s Reading Challenge is now open. 

The Premier's Reading Challenge is an annual statewide initiative for state and non-state schools and home-educated students from Prep to Year 9, as well as children (aged up to five years) enrolled in an early childhood centre. It aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read for pleasure and learning.

This year the Premier has challenged all state and non-state school students from Prep to Year 2 to read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, reading picture books or students reading their home readers. The aim for the 2019 challenge is to engage more students than ever before.

Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability. While there is no compulsory reading list for the challenge, the following links will take you to booklists that have been developed in conjunction with the Department of Education's Reading Centre to help students, parents and guardians select appropriate reading material.

Prep Booklist Suggestions - https://ahrc.eq.edu.au/ourresources/Documents/2019-prc-prep-y1-booklist.pdf

Year 1 to Year 3 Booklist Suggestions - https://ahrc.eq.edu.au/ourresources/Documents/2019-prc-y1-3-booklist.pdf

Year 3 to Year 5 Booklist Suggestions - https://ahrc.eq.edu.au/ourresources/Documents/2019-prc-y3-5-booklist.pdf

Year 5 to Year 7 Booklist Suggestions - https://ahrc.eq.edu.au/ourresources/Documents/2019-prc-y5-7-booklist.pdf

Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier. These certificates will be handed out during the Premier’s Reading Challenge celebration weeks in Term 4.

A reading record form will be sent home with students this week.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on Friday 23 August.

Happy Holiday Reading!!

Sandy Chambers