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Five Finger Test

Use the Five Finger Test to help children make wiser book selections  five_finger[1].pdf

Check out the reading lists for themes, stages and writing text types. 

• Themes: 

• Stage 2 Read alouds: READ_ALOUD_BOOKLIST_FOR_Stage_2.doc

• Stage 3 Read Alouds: Read_Aloud_Booklist_for_Stage_3.doc

• Spaghetti Book Reviews: Read book reviews written by children for children. The reviews are accompanied by student produced artwork. Each review provides a model students could use to produce their own book review. The reviews also enable students to explore the comprehension concepts of fact and opinion.

• Book of the Year: Each year the Children's Book Council of Australia recognises outstaning austalian Authors and Illustrators across the following catergories: early childhood,  picture books, younger readers, and non fiction books. See the list of past winners from 1946 through to present day.

• Yara book reviews- reviews of Australian books by Teenage Australians

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Find out about Favourite and popular Authors

• Australian Author and Illustrators: learn about the people behind the books, complete book related activites and discover other books by favourite and popular Authors and Illustrators.

• CBCA Australian Authors website list : list of Australian Authors websites for young readers

• Scholastic Authors list and pages: Authors who have books published with Scholastic (Book Club)

• Print out this list of Australian Authors Australian Authors and Illustrators.doc

Reading Resources

• Reading Recovery http://web.melroseps.vic.edu.au/readingrecovery/default.htm