How can parents use Wushka to support a child’s reading?

Recognising that the best outcomes are achieved when students continue reading at home the Wushka School Reading Program is now available at home. Ask your school about Wushka today.

Who has written the Wushka School Readers?

Our School Readers have been created by a team of teachers, authors and designers and are published by world-renowned publisher, Learning Media. Each School Reader has been carefully written and formatted with the aim of helping children develop their literacy skills and a love of reading. If you have further ideas for topics you would like to see covered in our selection, please contact us at publisher@wushka.com.au.

Does Wushka support the School English curriculum?

Yes. Wushka’s reading program aligns to the School curriculum. Wushka provides teachers and parents with a means of using digital technologies to complement and support classroom reading activities.

As stated in the Australian curriculum*, literacy programs help students to ‘learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose’. Wushka provides a safe program where students can feel free to experiment and make mistakes on this journey and where teachers can easily monitor their ongoing progress.

(*http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/aims)

How do I subscribe?

Parents cannot subscribe to Wushka however when schools purchase a Wushka Site Licence students can continue reading levelled readers at home. Ask your school about Wushka today.

Is my School using Wushka?

Wushka can be used at school and at home. If your school is not using Wushka, they can contact us immediately to set up a School Account. This will allow for immediate use by students in-school and also allow students to continue reading with Wushka at home.

What can I do if my child’s school is not using Wushka?

If your school is not using Wushka, they can contact us immediately to set up a School Account.

How can my child log in from home?

If your school has purchased Wushka Site Licence your child will be able to use the same login details as they use at school, to log in to Wushka at home. If your school is not using Wushka they can contact us to get started

Where can I see information about my child’s reading history and progress?

Visit your child’s My Page after logging in to their account.

How do I navigate the pages of a School Reader?

You can navigate the School Reader, without narration, using the arrows on either side of the page. Narration begins once you have pressed the narrate button, text will be highlighted and pages will turn automatically. If you manually turn the page, and would like to continue narration, you will simply need to press the narrate button to start the narration again. Use the back button to return to the cover of the School Reader.

How is the narration read?

Depending on the reading level of the School Reader, the narration is read word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence or paragraph-by-paragraph. The words are highlighted as the narration is read, and the pages turn automatically. If you would like to remain on a page longer than the narration accounts for, press the pause button.

How do the quizzes on the completion of a School Reader work?

On the completion of a School Reader, students are required to complete multiple choice questions that assess their comprehension level. If the quizzes are not appearing, your child’s teacher may have elected to turn off the quizzes for developmental reasons.

How are the quizzes relevant to the reading level?

As the School Readers become more advanced, so do the questions. Lower level quizzes use questions that determine recall and a basic understanding of the main ideas and concepts found within the text. Quizzes then progress into prompting students to apply and analyse knowledge. In the highest levels, students are provided with questions that encourage synthesis and evaluation of hypothetical scenarios related to the text. All quiz questions are structured around Bloom’s hierarchical model of questioning.

Does every School Reader come with printable Support Material?

Yes. These can include lesson plans, literacy activities and blackline masters.

How do I download a School Reader?

Unfortunately you cannot download our School Readers. Instead, all of the Wushka School Readers are accessible when logged in to your account on any device that has an internet connection.

What browsers are supported by Wushka and the Wushka eReader?

Wushka supports Chrome for optimum results. It can be downloaded here. If you are using Internet Explorer however, we recommend that you update to the most recent version as it supports our eReader. If you have any doubts about your browser, please contact us at support@wushka.com.au.

Are your School Readers compatible with devices other than desktop computers?

Yes. Our School Readers are compatible with iPads version 3 and up, and iPad minis. Earlier versions of iPads unfortunately are not supported.

My child cannot remember their password.

Contact their classroom teacher for their school login details.

How do I reach Wushka technical support?

Email us directly at support@wushka.com.au. The Wushka support team will get back to you within 48 hours of receiving your request.