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Welcome to the U-CAN Read Wiki!
The purpose of this wiki is to keep parents informed of great strategies and books to help support their children with reading and writing.
We have included a page for you to write questions and will try to get back with answers as quickly as we can.
Click this link to the UCAN READ website to find out more about the U-CAN Read program

TIPS FOR PARENTS
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Read to your children whatever age they are
Let your children choose their own books

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Reading with your child is an act of love - throw away your expectations about reading levels and don't make reading a test. ....Just ENJOY the experience
For more great tips go to the e:lit website
SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR PARENTS - Try these great books for more ideas or click on them to go to a related website:
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Read to go to find out about books available for your children as well as some of our favouritewhatever age they are
Let your children choose their own books and authors.
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Share the ACT have numerous resourcesreading - read a page each or even a paragraph or sentence each depending on how much support your child needs with the book
Before you read with your child - talk casually about the book and booksset your child up for all ages. This is probablysuccess. Try these things:
Look through the best place to go for booksbook and advice on books for your child. Click onat the link to the ACT virtual library to findillustrations and discuss these together
Point out library locationsany tricky words and informationtell these to your child
Talk about what you think the book is about
For longer books and othertry reading material.
Every yearone or two chapters to your child to help them 'get into' the Childrens Book Council of Australia awards prizes for excellent new books and authors. Clickbook
Reading is about meaning so if your child reads a word that is incorrect but means the same thing then let them read on because all good readers do this
Let the link to find the shortlisted books forreading flow - don't stop them each time they incorrectly read a word - chances are they will realise this year.
The ACT Department of Educationthemselves further along and Training (DET) runs the Chief Ministers Reading Challenge. As part of the challenge, lists of great books for children from Kinder to Year 8self correct
If what they are listedreading doesn't make sense just ask "That didn't make sense to me can you read it again?"
If your child comes to a word they don't know and gets stuck say "try reading on the Chief Ministers Reading Challenge website. This is a wonderful sourcebit to see if you can work out what word makes sense there"
Introduce new books to your child enthusiastically - its like giving them a delicious smorgasbord of book titles for childrenchoice, but let them choose and adolescents. Clickalso let them have their own opinions about whether they like particular books
Reading material can include magazines, information books, brochures, newspapers, recipe books, songs and poems, websites and more
Change locations if reading becomes tedious - try reading on the link and visit the website.
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Boys, Blokes and Books
Boys, Blokes and Books
BOYS BLOKES AND BOOKS
ENJOY READING AS BLOKES AND BOYS
As a male role model you can contribute positively in facilitating your boy’s school achievement and life goals.
· Information on the very latest in literacy learning
· Networking with other Blokes
Thursday 27th August 6.30- 8.30pm Blokes only.
Thursday 3rd September 6.30- 8.30pm Blokes and Boys.
This special event is open to all Blokes and boys who need help with literacy strategies to enhance enjoyment of reading.
Cost: $30.00 per Bloke
Cash/cheque paid at first session
Book Now! Limited places
Ph: Ros on 6201 2453
Email: ucanread@canberra.edu.au
R.S.V.P 21st of August 2009
Special Guests
Assoc Prof Francesco Sofo
Assoc Dean of Research , Dr. Robert Fitzgerald
Lecturer Darryl Stuckey
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