Selection of a book which is at an appropriate reading level |
Remember to help your child through these steps until he or she is comfortable using them independently! |
| 1. Choose a middle page with lots of words. |
| 2. Begin reading. |
| 3. If you come to a word you do not know, put down a finger. |
| 4. If you find another tricky word, put down your next finger. |
| 5. If you use up all your fingers, and get all the way to your thumb, the book is too challenging. |
| 6. Find another book. Be sure you like the book you
choose! |
| Assist your child in using these guidelines until he/she is familiar with them and is using them independently. |
| Consider the reading level: |
| Easy ("holiday" level) if |
| -the book flows for you |
| -the ideas are easy to understand |
| -the words are easy for you |
| Just right if |
| -you understand most of the ideas |
| -you might not know some words, but you can figure them out or use the "blank" strategy |
| Challenging if |
| -the book is hard for you to read |
| -you don't understand a lot of the ideas; you are confused a lot |
| -many of the words are hard for you |
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The information on this page represents the thoughts and ideas of Julie Masterson-Smith and is not necessarily that of or endorsed by the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School www.hflcsd.org. |