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Selecting the Right Books for Struggling Readers: Key Strategies and Resources

In the pursuit of fostering literacy among struggling readers, it is essential to remember that one size does not fit all. Effective reading strategies include ensuring kids read extensively, have access to appropriate materials, are taught to read fluently, and develop thoughtful literacy skills. This guide discusses how to select the right books based on independent reading levels, utilizing readability formulas and various leveling systems, including Fountas & Pinnell, Lexile Levels, and DRA. Engage students with books that match their interests and reading levels for optimal growth.

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Selecting the Right Books for Struggling Readers: Key Strategies and Resources

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  1. Selecting the Right Book

  2. Allington (2006, p. 62) One size fits all is “anti-scientific” One size does not fit all.

  3. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers • Kids Need to Read a Lot • Kids Need Books They Can Read • Kids Need to Learn to Read Fluently • Kids Need to Develop Thoughtful Literacy • Recommended Reading: Allington, R. L. (2006). What really matters for struggling readers. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

  4. So many books – so little time! • So how do you select the RIGHT BOOK for your UM Star? • Let’s think – what is our purpose?

  5. Start with Independent Reading Level

  6. What do we already know about levels of reading material for children? • Basal readers • Readability formulas Fry Raygor Dale-Chall Spache Flesch-Kincaid* • Text friendliness

  7. The Impact of Reading Recovery • Marie Clay • New Zealand • 24 levels of complexity • Irene Fountas and Gay Sue Pinnell (Guided Reading) – 26 levels A-Z

  8. Additional Leveling Systems • http://www.americanreading.com/leveling/alignment/

  9. More • American Book Company – colors • Lexile Levels (Degrees of Reading Power) – 200L-1300L • Fountas & Pinnell (Guided Reading) – A-Z • Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) – 2-80

  10. Still Others • Rigby Reads: 1-1 thru 1-7; 2-1 thru 2-4; 3-1 thru 3-3; 4-1 thru 4-3; 5-1 thru 5-3 • Accelerated Reader (Advantage Learning Systems) – STAR Reading Assessment – matches students to over 22,000 tradebooks

  11. Calm Down and Use Your Own Ideas Based on: • Student interest • Your interests • Observations while reading • Whatever leveling data you have • Talking with your fellow tutors

  12. Scholastic Teacher Book Wizard http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do

  13. The Three-finger Rule

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