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With the explosion in Web 2.0 technologies, the ways in which we interact with literature have been expanded. Reading a printed text will hopefully never become a relic of the past, but the experience of reading a book can now be so much more. Reading for pleasure is increasingly recognised as an important link between literacy, academic success and connecting with others. As educators, it is vital that we continue to seek out new and dynamic ways to ensure students engage with a range of texts.

**weSTILLread** is a wiki which has been developed as a one stop shop for those of us who are enthusiastic about reading for children and young adults. We want a place on the web that brings together all the fantastic resources available to parents, educators and the young readers themselves. A place where we can find people to talk about our reading and our kids' reading and what helps them to become better readers.

As you navigate through our site, we hope that you can see the way we use some of the web 2.0 tools. To help us we would love you to answer our survey, evaluating web 2.0 tools which would help us gain insights into the uses and validity of some of these tools.

We believe that it is difficult to categorise readers by age or by reading level. However, we accept that there are stages through which young people traverse their reading journey. Be aware, however, that these convenient boundaries do not fit every reader. We impress upon adults to consider each reader individually and make decisions based on the person's interests, background, social and emotional requirements, and appropriateness of the text itself.

We are also aware that there are issues surrounding cyber safety, so make sure you visit this page of our wiki.


 * [[image:westillread/giraffeinbath.jpg width="134" height="180" caption="For Early Childhood" link="westillread/For Early Childhood"]] || [[image:westillread/boyoverboard.jpg width="117" height="180" caption="For Middle Readers" link="westillread/For Middle Readers"]] || [[image:westillread/gothgirl.jpg width="129" height="182" caption="For Young Adults" link="westillread/For Young Adults"]] || Once you have visted the pages that are relevant to your situation, then go to this page, 'For your Learners', where we pull all the applications together. || [[image:westillread/classroom.jpg width="231" height="175" caption="For your Learners" link="westillread/For Your Learners"]] ||