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Finding the Right Book

Make sure you read to, read with,
and let your children read to you

Parents often ask if their child is reading a book that is at an appropriate level for them.

Here is the five finger rule for selecting a book for your child to read independently:

1. First, select a book which looks interesting.

2. Then have the child read a page out loud.

3. If there are five or less words on a page of about 100 words that the child cannot figure out (one word in twenty), then the book is an appropriate level for them to by BY THEMSELVES.

4. If there are just six to ten words they do not know, that is their "INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL" and you could READ that book WITH your child.

5. If there are more than ten words that the child cannot figure out, then the book needs to be READ TO THEM and discussed for them to enjoy the book.

Of course, the book must be interesting to the child to be read and enjoyed many times.