I have seen the look on students faces when they hear this. Reading 20 books in six months can be daunting, especially when mixed in with the other committments that go in the life of a school student. Being asked to read one book per week can be a little difficult
This year the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge concluded on August 31, giving students one year to meet the challenge of reading 20 books if they were in Year's 7-9 which I will focus on given my secondary training.
But how can we help them to get there?
Averaging it out, students would need to read at least one book every two and half weeks. If the reading was done in school time, a book per fortnight.
I would begin any promotion for the PRC in 2019 now. Encourage your students to keep reading.
Keeping a record of books read from now until March is going to be a tough challenge.
In some schools, students are required to keep a reading log as part of their wide reading program. While there is a template provided by the organisers of the PRC, you may wish to create your own.
For verification, students should provide a one paragraph review listing:
- What the book was about
- Who should the book be recommended to.
Even have the review published on the library catalogue. Softlink Oliver enables this function.
