• Reading Bookmarks

    *Please note that all of the steps listed below should be repeated two to three times while taking a walk through the book to properly determine which type of books is being previewed.
      Am I reading a

     “vacation” book?

     

    ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

    ü       Take a walk through the book.

     

    ü       Have I read this book before?

     

    ü       Have I read about the character before?

     

    ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read all five words that my fingers touch?

     

    ü       If I can read every word or make only one mistake, then this book is a vacation book.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

                                    

          Am I reading a 
        “just right” book?

    ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

     

    ü       Take a walk through the book.

     

    ü       Read the first page of the book.

     

    ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read all five words that my fingers touch?

     

    ü       If I can read four or five words correctly out of five total words then this book might be too easy.

     

    ü       If I can read two or three words correctly out of five total words, then this book is “just right” for me.

               If I can read only one  
               word or no words 
               correctly out of a total
               of five words, then 
               this book may be
               challenging
               for me.         
                                                

      Am I reading a
     “challenging” book?

    ü       Preview the front and back cover of the book.

    ü       Take a walk through the book.

    ü       Read the first page of the book.

    ü       When I open my hand and place my fingers on the page, can I read at least three words correctly that my fingers touch?

    ü       If I can read one, two or three words correctly out of a total of five words, then this book might be challenging for me.

    ü       If I can only read one word or no words correctly out of a total of five words then this book will be challenging for me.

    ü       I will use my reading strategies to help me understand new vocabulary words in this book.

     

          I will use my reading strategies to help me understand what is happening in this book.