Major Partner - Scholastic Australia

Scholastic Australia is APPA's Major Partner

Bully for You is a unique, online - yet safe - simulated cyber-bullying experience. It puts students in the position of needing to help a fellow student, Ted, who is being cyber-bullied. Through the use of the multimedia, including emails, social networking, videos, instant messaging and more, students uncover what has happened to Ted and experience the implications of cyber-bullying. Schools are also provided with valuable class-level data on students' perceptions and experience of bullying through a survey taken by students before and after Bully for You. Recommended for Upper Primary students. Please click on Bully for You on the Scholastic website to see a video of what it is about. For more information, complete the Expression of Interest form at http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/education/assets/pdfs/BullyForYou-EOI.pdf or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 1800 649 408.

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®!