How to find a book at the "RIGHT" reading level
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How to find a book at the "RIGHT" reading level
What is "Reading Level" ?
Reading level is a detailed way to pair your child’s reading ability with books they can successfully read and understand. Reading levels are an effective way to measure a child’s reading progress. If your child is primarily reading books at or just above their determined reading level, they are more likely to find reading enjoyable.
What kind of books you want to read ?
Fiction: organized by author, subject or genre
Non-fiction: organized by number from 000 to 999. These are the main categories of the Dewey Decimal System.
What is “Just Right” ?
Easy
You know all the words
You read it very quickly
You may have read the book before
Just Right
You read the book smoothly
You can read most of the words
You only have to slow down for a few times
You understand the book
Difficult
You have trouble reading many of the words
You don’t understand most of the book
You get frustrated
The 5-Finger Test to find Good Fit Books!
Using the 5-finger rule will help you choose a book you can read.
What to do:
Open a book to any page and begin to read
Everytime you find a word that you can not read or understand, hold up one fingers
When you complete the page, count your fingers.
Searching for books with a corresponding Renaissance Accelerated Reader 360 quiz is easy with Accelerated Reader Bookfinder