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WHO ARE WE ?

Read and Relax is a

group anyone can get

involved in.

We encourage you to

talk about the stories that

are being read.

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GROUP STRUCTURE.

READ

RELAX

DISCUSS

LISTEN

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EMPATHY.

Empathy is the understanding of

others and their situations. This

often can be of great use in the

rehabilitation of inmates. It is

helpful in becoming aware of

how actions can affect victims.

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AWARENESS.

To read is to practice awareness

of situations that we would

never usually experience in our

normal life's. This can lead to a

growing sense of self

awareness.

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RESPECT.

Respect is a big tool in life and

the reading group is based on

respect. We practice this

respect when listening to each

other, also when encouraging

the progression of the group.

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CONFIDENCE.

As many of the group start they

hold back. Then as the weeks

roll by they offten build in

confidence. This is wonderful

to watch as it grows. Offten we

have issues that involve the

lack of confidence feeling that

we can be of less value than

others. Building confidence can

tackle this issue

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THINKING SKILLS.

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UNLOCK YOUR MIND.

Unlock your

reading skills

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WHY NOT TRY IT OUT.

.what! It’s a

reading group

and you’re helped

to improve your

reading

WOW ! THINK I

WILL GIVE IT

A GO

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NEW STORIES.

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MODERN STORIES.

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THINKING SKILLS.

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GOOD ATMOSPHERE.

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EXERCISE YOUR MIND.

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SHARE IDEAS.

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PASS TIME.

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J. S.

Tuesday reading group was my

1st session I am looking

forward to next R&R. The first

time I attended, we read a

story. We stopped part way

through that story and Alex

asks us questions, it’s a good

way to see if everybody is

paying attention and listening.

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J. S.

Tuesday reading group is a very

good way to interact with

stories. I will be looking forward

to my next session as I find the

atmosphere to be very relaxed.

We all get involved in the

evaluation of the story, making

our opinion count. This enables

us to better understand the

stories we read.

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B. E.

Throughout the weeks I’ve been

in the group, I have seen a

change in myself. I have never

read any books for pleasure,

let alone in front of people.

The reading group has given

me confidence to read out

aloud. When Alex asks for

readers, I always put myself

forward to help build on this

confidence.

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B. E.

Sometimes I do struggle with

certain words, but I find the

group to be patient and

understanding towards my

difficulties. I do continue to

struggle at times but I feel that

I am making progress. R&R

has opened new avenues to

build on my understanding of

books and I am grateful for

that.

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M. C.

What I came to realise at R&R

was that some people can read

better than others. In the R&R

group this did not matter as we

are encouraged to help each

other. I enjoy the feedback on

the stories the lads give

because the group is getting

different opinions throughout

the session.

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M. C.

It was my first reading group I felt

a bit of apprehension at first, at

least until the others gave

constructive feedback to each

other. I then found I was able

to interject myself into the

group dynamics and enjoyed

this immensely.

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H. B.

I have actually started to read for pleasure as well as Tuesday group. Now I look forward to each R&R session. I have never read out aloud to anyone before, the atmosphere in group was so laid back that it helped my confidence.

I decided to throw myself in the deep end and came out of it chuffed with myself.

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H. B.

I was made to feel very welcome

by the group members. What I

did notice, is the understanding

people have when one person

comes across words they

struggle with. Nobody over

talks that person while he is

trying to understand the word

in question.

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M. G.

I have attended four sessions of

R&R now. I decided to attend

this group because I was

suffering in silence with parts

of my reading and got to know

about R&R through word of

mouth. As I was struggling to

read in general the lads

explained what R&R could do

to help.

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M. G.

I would encourage anybody to

join the group as I have come

on in leaps and bounds. My

reading and self confidence

have grown beyond what I

would have expected. In the

future I will be taking

advantage of R&R and all that

it has to offer.

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T. H.

Since attending reading group on

Tuesday afternoon I have

found a side to my character

that I did not know that I had.

This has given me a better

understanding about works of

literature. Macbeth was

something that was above my

understanding, but this is not

the case.

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T. H.

We would take it in turns to read

out to the group. I find this to

be responsible for the surge in

confidence I have witnessed in

the lads. We support each

other in the process of

personal development. The

group is very unique in my

mind and I hope to play a

active role in the future.

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