The next literature project is due February 20. The genre is fantasy. While fairy tales are considered fantasy, please consider your child's reading level when choosing a book. Books selected for literature projects should be at an appropriate reading level for your child. An optional cereal box project was sent home for students to use if they wish. Students who wish to create their own project may do so. Lost the project? Click here.
How can parents help their children find books that are not "too hard" and not "too easy" but instead are "just right"?
Five finger rule*
Choose a book that you think you will enjoy.
Read the second page.
Hold up a finger for each word you are not sure of, or do not know.
If there are five or more words you did not know, you should choose an easier book.
Still think it may not be too difficult? Use the five finger rule on two more pages.
*Taken from "Selecting Books for Your Child: Finding 'Just Right' Books"
By: Kathleen Rogers (2008)
