Reading Stamina

 

Today we practiced our reading stamina!  We are up to reading 10 minutes quietly and staying focused.  We also talked about choosing a "good fit" book.  Ask your child what that means!

We learned the "5 Finger Rule" for choosing a "just right" or "good fit" book.

5 Finger Rule:

1. Choose a book that interests you.

2. Turn to any page.

3. Read the whole page.

4. Put one finger up for every word you don't know or understand.

5. At the end of the page, see how many fingers you have up.

   0-1 = too easy

   2-3 = just right

   4-5 or more = too hard

We also talked about "landmark" books.  See if your child can tell you what that means.  

We are working hard and learning lots of new things!