Open to the middle of the book and put up 3 fingers. Read a page to yourself and put down a finger every time you find a “tricky” word.
Do you have any fingers still up? If yes, then this could be a good book for you!
- You can read it very quickly
- You have no “tricky” words.
- You finish quickly.
- You enjoyed it!
- You read a little slowly sometimes.
- You figured out most of the “tricky” words easily.
- You can think about the story while reading.
- You enjoyed it even though you did some reading work to get it right.
- You had lots of “tricky” words and some you could not get.
- You had to read and reread to try
- Some parts did not make sense to you.
- It was not a lot of fun to read.
- Look for chunks or parts that you know.
- Backtrack and read it again.
- Does it make sense?
- Look at the pictures.
- Use sounds.
- Skip and go on. Then go back and figure it out.
- Ask who, what, where, when and why questions about the book.
- Tell about the characters, setting, problem and solution.
- Summarize at the end of each page, chapter, or book.
- Make personal connections to your own life or other books you have read.