{"id":1864,"date":"2020-04-02T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:56:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:56:19","slug":"reading-strategies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/reading-strategies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Choosing Good Fit Books<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Children need a book to have two qualities if they\u2019re going to start and keep reading it: to be about a topic that interests them and to be at their \u201cjust right\u201d reading level.  Let\u2019s talk about interest-level first.  I can\u2019t stress this enough: under the current circumstances, let your children read whatever is of interest to them.  Even if you work hard to \u201cbroaden their horizons\u201d at other times, don\u2019t feel badly if they read 15 Pok\u00e9mon books in a row now.  In this moment, the point is that they are reading<\/strong>.  Letting them choose topics they are naturally interested in will keep them reading far longer.

But what if the books you have at home aren\u2019t getting much interest from your children?  Good news: you have access to Epic! https:\/\/www.getepic.com\/<\/a> and Raz-Kids https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Second, let\u2019s talk about picking books that are at the \u201cjust right\u201d difficulty level for your children.\u00a0 There are many complicated systems that schools use to track your children\u2019s reading level.\u00a0 While these systems are fantastic, there\u2019s a simple trick you can use at home that will help you to know you\u2019re picking the right level of books.\u00a0 It\u2019s called the Rule of 5.
Rule of 5<\/strong>
\u00a0If there are 5 or more words on the second page of the book that your children do not know, they COULD choose an easier book (or have a parent or older sibling read that book to them!). The Rule of 5 can be controversial because if students cannot read the book with some fluency and ease, they could abandon the book quickly versus stick with it.\u00a0 On the other hand, I have seen many students in my classroom stick with extremely tough text because of their interest. You know your child best, so enjoy facilitating the book choosing process!<\/em>
Reference:
Nickelsen,\u00a0L. (n.d.). Professional Development – Transformational Training & Coaching.\u00a0https:\/\/maximizelearninginc.com\/<\/a>
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Choosing Good Fit Books Children need a book to have two qualities if they\u2019re going to start and keep reading it: to be about a topic that interests them and to be at their \u201cjust right\u201d reading level.  Let\u2019s talk about interest-level first.  I can\u2019t stress this enough: under the current circumstances, let your children […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2052,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2052"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1869,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1864\/revisions\/1869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/rocketsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}