Dive into Reading: Just Right Books for Every Reader

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.