Am I reading a just right book

 “vacation” book?

ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

ü       Take a walk through the book.

ü       Have I read this book before?

ü       Have I read about the character before?

ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read all five words that my fingers touch?

ü       If I can read every word or make only one mistake, then this book is a vacation book.

      Am I reading a 
    “just right” book?

ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

ü       Take a walk through the book.

ü       Read the first page of the book.

ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read all five words that my fingers touch?

ü       If I can read four or five words correctly out of five total words then this book might be too easy.

ü       If I can read two or three words correctly out of five total words, then this book is “just right” for me.

           If I can read only one  
           word or no words 
           correctly out of a total
           of five words, then 
           this book may be
           challenging
           for me.         
                                        

  Am I reading a
 “challenging” book?

ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

ü       Take a walk through the book.

ü       Read the first page of the book.

ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read at least three words correctly that my fingers touch?

ü       If I can read one, two or three words correctly out of a total of five words, then this book might be challenging for me.

ü       If I can only read one word or no words correctly out of a total of five words then this book will be challenging for me.

ü       I will use my reading strategies to help me understand new vocabulary words in this book.

      I will use my reading strategies to help me understand what is happening in this book.