The Premiers’ Reading Challenge returns for 2022 and State Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale is encouraging schools to participate in this year’s challenge.

The initiative promotes the importance of reading for children and students from early childhood to Year 10, while encouraging families to get more involved and support their children’s reading at home.

“Books really do expand the mind, take us places and give us new perspectives so here’s a great opportunity for students of all ages to get involved, learn things and have fun,” Ms Crugnale said.

This year’s theme is “Discover a new chapter” 

The Reading Challenge encourages students to read a set number of books, depending on their age and level, over the year with their reading efforts recorded online.

Picture books, short stories, poems or non-fiction books in any language all count as part of the Challenge.

Children who have not yet started school are challenged to experience 40 books with the help of their families as part of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years.

Most of the books are from Challenge book lists while the remainder can be of the reader’s choosing.

Since the challenge began, more than 3.5 million students in Victoria have read more than 54 million books.

Details at www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge.