Literature and language arts

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The PRC team
The Arts Unit
prc@det.nsw.edu.au

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge tips and teaching notes

The PRC team have developed new resources to assist schools with coordinating the Challenge.

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Tips

Read and download flyers with tips for managing the Challenge.

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Tips for principals
PDF 136.37 KB
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Tips for teachers
PDF 139.03 KB
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Tips for coordinators – public schools
PDF 145.55 KB
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Tips for coordinators – non-government schools
PDF 147.38 KB
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Tips for parents
PDF 131.39 KB
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PowerPoint presentations – Challenge rules

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Challenge rules – Kindergarten to Year 2
PPTX 8.61 MB
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Challenge rules – Years 3 and 4
PPTX 8.29 MB
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Challenge rules – Years 5 and 6
PPTX 9.02 MB
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Challenge rules – Years 7 to 10
PPTX 8.86 MB
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Digital launch and guided illustration

Duration: 1:31:30

Join Jade Arnold (Premier’s Program Officer, Reading and Spelling) and author/illustrator Sami Bayly for the digital launch of the 2024 PRC. This video is split into 4 distinct sections: 

Chapter 1: An overview of the PRC rules for all ages – 1:33
Chapter 2: How to log books on the student experience site – 9:01
Chapter 3: Interview with Sami Bayly - 11:39
Chapter 4: A 60-minute guided illustration of elements of the 2024 PRC poster – 31:13

The guided illustration is suitable for secondary students and confident Stage 3 students. Younger students may be able to attempt individual sections of the guided illustration.

Video transcript – An introduction to the PRC and interview and guided illustration with Sami Bayly
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Newsletter templates

Schools can use these newsletter templates to communicate with parents and carers about the NSW PRC.

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Challenge opening newsletter template
DOCX 362.76 KB
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Challenge closing newsletter template
DOCX 385.82 KB
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Canva templates

Schools can use this Canva template to celebrate students as they complete the NSW PRC.

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Sami Bayly's inspiration list

Sami Bayly, the illustrator of the 2024 NSW PRC poster artwork, drew her inspiration for the poster artwork from the plants and animals that feature in Australian chiildren's literature. She has generously provided her official inspiration list. How many did you and your students guess?

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Sami Bayly's official book inspiration list
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Further suggestions

Our dedicated teacher-librarians and teachers have provided practical suggestions for coordinating the Challenge that may assist you in your school.
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Connecting the PRC with the Information Fluency Framework

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge and the Information Fluency Framework

Duration: 4:12

The Information Fluency Framework is designed to clearly articulate the critical work of teacher librarians. This video outlines how running the NSW PRC at your school can help develop students' progression through the literate element.

This video was originally featured in the T4L Magazine: School library special edition.

 
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