Choosing Good Fit Books

There are several ways to help your child choose books that are good fit books for them. I have listed some of them below.

I PICK

”Good Fit Books”

1.    I look at a book

2.    P urpose - Why do I want to read it?

                             * You want to learn about a certain topic

                                               * You just want to read for fun

3.    I nterest - Does it interest me?

                             * Favorite author

                                               * Favorite genre: fairy tale, mystery, nonfiction…

                                               * Favorite types of books: sports, animals, dinosaurs, jokes…

4.    C omprehend - Am I understanding what I read?

                             * Is the book too hard to read?

                                               * Do we know what the author is talking about?

5.    K now - Do I know all the words?

                             * If I don’t know the words I might not understand the book.

© Gail Boushey and Joan Moser • http://www.thedailyfive.com/

Is This The Right Book For Me?

Try these tests to help select books:

The Goldilocks Rule

v Is this book TOO HARD?

v Is this book TOO EASY?

v Is this book JUST RIGHT?

The Five Finger Rule

Ø Read a full page in the book.

Ø Put up a finger each time you find a word you don’t know.

Ø If you get to:

            5 FINGERS before you are done, it is TOO HARD.

      1 FINGER after you are done, it is TOO EASY.

      2-4 FINGERS after you’re done, it is JUST RIGHT!