Scholastic Australia is APPA's Major Sponsor

Scholastic has published their 2010 program of professional learning activities on their website. Click here to download the program of seminars for August and September 2010. For more information and to enrol, go to this website - click here. As leaders in literacy in their schools, Principals need to be able to assists their teachers to find high quality resources. One of the resources that can support Principals in this task is Key Links - videos of Shared and Guided Reading Lessons in action. The videos are available on our Key Links website. Click on this link – it will take you to the Shared Reading Page for Key Links. Scroll down that page to where it says "VIDEO: See and hear Jill Eggleton discuss and take a Shared Reading Lesson." Click on that link, and it will take you to the video site.  

Scholastic’s approach to bringing children and books together and supplementing your school’s resources fits perfectly with APPA initiatives concerning reading achievement and the resourcing of schools. These are matters of concern to every primary school principal in Australia—find out how your school can benefit!

Every child a better reader
Class-based Book Clubs and school-based Book Fairs build an excitement around books and reading that is sometimes lost in the demands on children’s time. The thrill of choosing and owning their own books can build a lifelong love of reading that will further every child’s achievement. Read more about how Book Clubs can support the development of regular reading habits and how Book Fairs can create an awesome whole-school literacy event to celebrate books in your school.

Every classroom better equipped
Teachers of all grades continue to invest a great deal of their own money to buy much-needed materials for their classrooms . . .
December 2006 Teacher Buying Behavior report conducted by Quality Education Data
You know that the commitment and dedication of your teachers sometimes outweighs the practical resources at their disposal. Book Clubs today offer a unique solution to resourcing classrooms by partnering directly with the primary school teacher. Read more about how easy and rewarding class-based Book Clubs can be.

Every library better stocked
Principals understand the challenge of maintaining an effective collection for their library within the budgetary realities of today. Find out how more and more schools are bridging the gap between the budget and the effective resourcing of the curriculum with a Scholastic Book Fair.

Every school growing in literacy achievement against national and state benchmarks
Matching books to readers can be a challenge. The Lexile Framework® is a computer-based resource that motivates, encourages and monitors guided and independent reading. Developed in consultation with the Australian Centre for Education Research (ACER), this innovative program can help you chart the progress of each student and integrate ICT across the curriculum using your existing book collections! Here's what your colleagues have to say about The Lexile Framework®!