Find the Purrrfect Book at the Library
There are so many different reading programs designed to help children select the "just right book" that a chart was designed to compare the different reading programs.
Guided reading
The Five Finger Method
An easy method to help your child learn how to select a book
The 5-Finger Rule for choosing a “Just right” book
There are so many different books in our library and sometimes students have a hard time to choose the book that is perfect for them to read independently. Students can select a book by using the 5-Finger Rule to find a right book. As a parent, be aware that the 5-Finger Rule only helps to evaluate student’s ability to read words. You still want to check that your child understands the story by asking questions about the book.
Open a book to the middle and begin reading. For each word you don’t know, put up one finger. If at the end of the page you have:
5 or more fingers up - too hard and challenging, save for later book
4 fingers up - very challenging
2-3 fingers up - just right
0-1 fingers up - too easy, vacation book
Happy Reading!
The Library Catalog & Reading Levels
The library catalog supports finding reading levels. Please watch the slide show below to understand how to select leveled books.
The slide show can be paused by clicking in the lower right corner. I apologize for the speed, but it is the slowest that I could set the show.
Also this is a slide show of the library catalog, no searches can be done from the slide show.
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