Post on 31-Dec-2015
How Do You Select A Book That Is The Perfect Fit For You?
A “Just Right” book should be: Interesting to you
› The title is appealing› You know and like the author
Comfortable to read› The print is the right size› You like the illustrations› Some pages are smooth to read, others are choppy
You can read it› You can understand the plot and predict › You can tell others what the book is about› There are only a few words per page that you don’t know
Helpful Tips To Help You Pick A “Just Right” Book
The Goldilocks Method› What did Goldilocks want in the story of
“The Three Bears?”
Ahhh…this bed is “just
right!”
The Five Finger Rule› Open to a page of the book› Begin Reading› Each time you come to a word you don’t
know, hold up one finger› After you finish reading the page check to
see how many fingers you are holding up: 0-1: Too Easy 2-3: Just Right 4-5: Too Hard
Helpful Tips To Help You Pick A “Just Right” Book
Use Your Schema› What is schema?
What you know, if you’ve heard about it, experienced it, or seen it then it’s in your schema.
(Example: If you know a lot about weather, then a book on weather might be a “just right” book for you.)
Helpful Tips To Help You Pick A “Just Right” Book
A “Just Right” Book
You Can…› read most of the words› understand what you’re reading› enjoy the book› have some schema for the subject› read the book with smooth fluency but there
are some choppy places› read at a “just right” rate—not too slow, not
too fast› figure out the tricky words and still get the
meaning of the story