1.  “Just Right” Books

2. Required  Must read for at least 30 minutes each night  Must complete text connections text connections: text to text, text to self, text to world, & text to media

3. How to find them:  Recommendations by friends  Author’s other books  Genre and Subgenre  Cover  Reviews

4. Rules:  Pick a book you REALLY like  Pick a book that will challenge you  Pick an appropriate book for your reading level  Pick a book you can read  Out loud  With expression

5.  How do I know I’m reading well?

6. I’m reading well when...  I know what I’m reading about.  I can talk about every paragraph of my book.

7. I’m reading well when... I stop and figure out things I do not understand.

8. I’m reading well when... I can create imagery, or pictures in my head, of what I am reading.

9. I’m reading well when...  I find the meanings of unknown words from others or the dictionary.  I know what all the words mean.  I use the words in my text connection when possible.

10. I’m reading well when...  I can read every word.  I can pronounce every word.

11. I’m reading well when... I get “sucked into” the book.

12. I’m reading well when...  I can compare what I read to other things I’ve learned.  I can identify text connections: text to text, text to self, text to world, & text to media.