National Family Reading Month is coming up in May, and is designed to get more kids reading with their families. The challenge is to read for at least 10 minutes every day.  We know that reading role models and shared reading time are critical to a child’s learning and literacy development. In fact, research shows that family reading time is one of the best ways to grow a child’s interest in the wonderful world of books. 

To participate at home and take the reading challenge, your child can record their daily reading by colouring the Sea Creature Reading Log for each day they read in May. The reading log can be found on the back of Book Club Issue 3. Plus there’s 5 Book Packs worth $200 each to be won by signing up for the challenge on the National Family Reading Month website.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/nfrm for all the details, plus there’s a whole heap of handy resources such as tips for family reading and fun downloadable activities.