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Friday, August 28, 2009

How can you tell if your child is reading appropriate material?

Parents can do a "five finger test" with their children. Have your child read a page from the book they are reading. Each time the child incorrectly reads a word or doesn't know a word, put a finger down. At the end of the reading, check to see how many fingers are down. If one to two fingers are down, your child is reading a vacation book. These books are good for building fluency. If three to four fingers are down, children are reading a "just right" book. These are books that will increase vocabulary and comprehension. Lastly, if all five fingers are down, this is a dream book. That book should be put away for now. These books can be taken out another time, and hopefully will become "just right" and vacation books.

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