1. Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville C HOOSING A “J UST R IGHT B OOK ” O NE M ORE T HING G OOD R EADERS D O Mrs. Neville Developed for : Grades 2-5 2.2 – 5.2 (Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate materials)

2. S IMPLE S TEPS TO C HOOSING A “J UST R IGHT B OOK ” C HOOSE A BOOK THAT LOOKS INTERESTING & FUN TO YOU. R EAD THE TITLE / AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR, FLIP THROUGH THE BOOK, READ THE BLURB ON THE BACK IF ONE IS AVAILABLE T URN TO A RANDOM PAGE AND BEGIN READING F OLLOW THE “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE (S EE FOLLOWING SLIDES ) Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

3. “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE o R EAD THE FIRST PAGE TO YOURSELF AND USING YOUR HAND, PUT UP A FINGER FOR EACH UNKNOWN WORD YOU COME ACROSS. o R EFLECT AT THE END OF THE FIRST PAGE BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF WORDS THAT WERE UNFAMILIAR OR DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO READ. Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

4. “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE : 0-1 F INGERS *** TOO EASY *** I F YOU READ THE ENTIRE FIRST PAGE AND THERE ARE ONLY 0 TO 1 WORDS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, THE BOOK YOU HAVE CHOSEN IS PROBABLY TOO EASY. Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

5. “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE : 4-5 F INGERS *** TOO HARD *** I F YOU READ THE ENTIRE FIRST PAGE AND THERE ARE 4 OR 5 WORDS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, THE BOOK YOU HAVE CHOSEN IS PROBABLY TOO HARD. Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

6. “F IVE F INGERS ” R ULE : 2-3 F INGERS *** JUST RIGHT *** I F YOU READ THE ENTIRE FIRST PAGE AND THERE ARE 2 OR 3 WORDS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, THE BOOK YOU HAVE CHOSEN IS MOST LIKELY JUST RIGHT. Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

7. Q UICK R EVIEW : TRUE OR FALSE T HE FIRST THING I THINK ABOUT IS, "D OES THE BOOK SEEM FUN ?“ I F I MISS HALF THE WORDS ON THE FIRST PAGE IT DOESN ' T MATTER. B OOKS THAT ARE COMFORTABLE ARE BOOKS MY FRIEND WANTS ME TO READ. F LIPPING THROUGH THE BOOK IS NOT IMPORTANT. C OMFORTABLE BOOKS ARE THOSE I CAN READ THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO ME, AND ONES I WANT TO READ THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville

8. J UST A L ITTLE R EMINDER … Created by: Mrs. Courtney Neville The “Five Fingers” Rule Click Here