Finding "Just Right Books"

How can students and their parents find books that are not "too hard" and not "too easy" but are "just right" ?

1.  Choose a book that the student thinks he or she would like to read.
2.  Find a page in the middle of the book.
3.  The student should start reading the page aloud.
4.  Each time the student comes across a word he or she does not know, hold one finger up.
5.  If all five fingers are up before the student reaches the end of the page, the book is most likely too difficult for the student to read.  The student should look for another book.

In the coming months primary students will be learning and reviewing what makes a "Just Right Book"

We will be reading "Goldie Locks and the Three Librarians" and discussing what makes a book just right for us as readers:

Students will be learning and using the five finger rule when selecting books in the library:

Hand by: Franklin Public Schools, MA

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