Good Fit BOoks
How do you help your child select the right book to read?
When your child is reading materials, they should read books that are not their textbooks. Your child should be encouraged to read books for fun. When children read books during recreational times, this is when they can increase their reading proficiencies. The whole goal of reading is to understand. If your child is not reading books and understanding the author’s message, then, your child is merely calling words. Fluent readers are children that can read words in books accurately, using phrasing to make the words convey meaning, and they are able to retell/remember what they have read. So, the book selection is very critical in motivating your child to read independently.
What is A Good Fit Book?
Good fit books are the best motivator for keeping your child interested in reading books independently. Good Fit Books are books that are books that your child can read independently without having to do a lot of reading work. When your child has to frequently stop reading to figure out unknown words, it breaks the flow of their reading and may hamper your child’s comprehension.
Good Fit Book Checklist
- Have your child select a book that they think they would like to read.
- Have your child read 1 or 2 pages aloud.
- If your child can read the page without making 5 or more errors, this is a good fit book for them to read.
- If your child can read the passage smoothly and with phrasing, it is a good fit book