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Making Careful Book Choices
Making Careful Book Choices
Choosing a book that is right for you is the first step in creating a meaningful reading experience. We should consider several factors when choosing a text to read, including our interests and the difficulty of the text. One way to choose a book is using the I Pick strategy and thinking through the following questions.
Choosing a book that is right for you is the first step in creating a meaningful reading experience. We should consider several factors when choosing a text to read, including our interests and the difficulty of the text. One way to choose a book is using the I Pick strategy and thinking through the following questions.
Using the I Pick strategy:
Using the I Pick strategy:
Purpose - Why do I want to read - to be entertained, to learn something new?
Purpose - Why do I want to read - to be entertained, to learn something new?
Interest - Does the book interest me? Do the cover and summary look interesting?
Interest - Does the book interest me? Do the cover and summary look interesting?
Comprehension - Do I understand what the book is saying after reading a page or two?
Comprehension - Do I understand what the book is saying after reading a page or two?
Know - Do I know most of the words? Is this a Just Right Book, one that isn't too easy or too difficult for me?
Know - Do I know most of the words? Is this a Just Right Book, one that isn't too easy or too difficult for me?
Activity:
Activity:
Another way to choose a book is using the Five-Finger Rule to find out if a book is just right for you.
Another way to choose a book is using the Five-Finger Rule to find out if a book is just right for you.
Choose any page of full text in the book.
Choose any page of full text in the book.
Read the page to yourself, holding up a finger each time you come to a word you don't know.
Read the page to yourself, holding up a finger each time you come to a word you don't know.
If you raise three or more fingers, this book might be too difficult to read right now.
If you raise three or more fingers, this book might be too difficult to read right now.
(Here's a secret: not every book has to be a Just Right Book or follow the Five-Finger Rule. These are simply guides. It's ok to choose books that are easy or more difficult. Reading should not be about picking a book on a certain level or Lexile. It's about finding the right book for you.)
(Here's a secret: not every book has to be a Just Right Book or follow the Five-Finger Rule. These are simply guides. It's ok to choose books that are easy or more difficult. Reading should not be about picking a book on a certain level or Lexile. It's about finding the right book for you.)
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