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Finding the Right Fit: Choosing the Perfect Book for Your Child

Help your child select books based on level, interest, and age using the I PICK method & FiveFinger Rule. Tips for reading with upper elementary students, reluctant readers, and advanced readers. Book lists and web resources included. Practice at home with Freckle for leveled reading and math skills.

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Finding the Right Fit: Choosing the Perfect Book for Your Child

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  1. Finding Good Fit Books Payson Schotters, Jennifer Winter, and Melanie Lostroh

  2. Help your child choose the right book for their level, interest, and age!

  3. I PICK I- I choose a book P- Purpose Why do I want to read this book? I - Interest Am I interested in the topic? C - Comprehend Do I understand what I am reading? K – Know Do I know most of the words?

  4. FiveFinger Rule (Yes! This still applies to 5th graders!) • Choose a book that you think you will enjoy. • Read a random page. • Hold up a finger for each word you are not sure of, or do not know. • If there are five or more words you did not know, you should choose a different book. • Still think it may not be too difficult? Use the five finger rule on two more pages.

  5. Evaluate • Choose a book • Read two or three pages and ask yourself these questions: • Will it be an easy, fun book to read? • Do I understand what I am reading? • Do I know almost every word? • When I read it aloud, can I read it smoothly? • Do I think the topic will interest me? If most of your answers were "yes,” this will be a good fit book to read independently.

  6. Will this book be too challenging for me? • Are there five or more words on a page that I don't know, or am unsure of? • Is this book confusing and hard to understand by myself? • When I read it aloud, does it sound choppy and slow? If most of your answers were "yes," this book is too challenging. You should wait awhile before you read this book. Give the book another try later, or ask an adult to read the book to you. 

  7. If your child wants to read a book that is too challenging, say… • Let's read it together. • This is a book you will enjoy more if you save it until you are older — or later in the year. • [Be honest!] When people read books that are too hard for them, they often skip important parts. You will have more fun with this book if you wait until you can read it easily.

  8. Reading with Upper Elementary Students • Why read with your child when they can read independently? • Shows that you value reading and that you see it as something important • Allows you to discuss what your child is reading on a deeper level together • Allows your child to read material that would be too difficult to read on their own • Allows you to monitor your child’s reading skills • Allows you to model fluency when reading • Allows you to spend quality time together

  9. What is Reading Together? • You read aloud to your child • Model expression • Your child reads aloud to you • You talk about what you are reading • Discuss new vocabulary words and talk about how you understand new words • Think aloud: I wonder if, I think, I can’t wait to find out, I didn’t know, etc • Read the same book separately • Decide how much to read by a certain date • Discuss what you have read • Make predictions • Repeat until the book is finished

  10. Tips for Reluctant or Struggling Readers • Make sure your child is reading on their level • Find books about topic they’re interested in • Order a magazine subscription in your student’s name • Build off books they have shown an interest in before (same author, series, topic) • Create a cliffhanger - read a book with your child, stop at an exciting part, they must read the book to find out what happens • Make sure your child sees YOU reading!

  11. Tips for Advanced Readers Advanced readers have a solid foundation of basic reading skills. The focus for these readers should be: • Expanding vocabulary • Increasing and building comprehension • Challenging their thinking in fun and enjoyable ways • Have higher level texts available • Read even more advanced texts aloud to them • Pair fiction and nonfiction texts • Guide deeper discussions of what you have read together • Emphasize quality, not quantity

  12. Book Lists • While a student may be able to read and comprehend young adult books, the content isn’t always appropriate. • Good rule of thumb: • The main characters in the book should be about the same age as the reader. • Web Resources: http://www.goodreads.com/list http://imaginationsoup.net http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

  13. At Home Practice • www.Freckle.com • Leveled reading and math practice *Ask your child’s classroom teacher if they already have an account

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