5 Finger Test
Need help deciding if a book is too hard, too easy, or just right for you? Try the 5 Finger Test (also known as the Goldilocks' Method). It's easy-all you need is your book and your hand!
Sometimes it is difficult to know if a book is going to be too easy or too hard by just looking at it. The Five Finger test is one way to "test" a book before you spend too much time with it and get frustrated.
1. First choose the book you think you would like to read.
2. Find a page of text somewhere in the middle of the book. Find a page with lots of text (words) and few or no pictures.
3. Begin to read the page. It is best to read the page aloud or in a whisper if possible while doing the test so you can hear the places where you have difficulty.
4. Each time you come to a word you don't know, hold one finger up.
5. If you have all five fingers up before you get to the end of the page, wave the book "good-by." It is probably too difficult for you right now. Try it again later in the year.If you need help finding a book, ask your teacher or librarian.
6. If you have no fingers up when you finish the page, then the book may be an easy read for you. Use the Goldilocks' method as you read to see if the book is too easy.
Need help deciding if a book is too hard, too easy, or just right for you? Try the 5 Finger Test (also known as the Goldilocks' Method). It's easy-all you need is your book and your hand!
Sometimes it is difficult to know if a book is going to be too easy or too hard by just looking at it. The Five Finger test is one way to "test" a book before you spend too much time with it and get frustrated.
1. First choose the book you think you would like to read.
2. Find a page of text somewhere in the middle of the book. Find a page with lots of text (words) and few or no pictures.
3. Begin to read the page. It is best to read the page aloud or in a whisper if possible while doing the test so you can hear the places where you have difficulty.
4. Each time you come to a word you don't know, hold one finger up.
5. If you have all five fingers up before you get to the end of the page, wave the book "good-by." It is probably too difficult for you right now. Try it again later in the year.If you need help finding a book, ask your teacher or librarian.
6. If you have no fingers up when you finish the page, then the book may be an easy read for you. Use the Goldilocks' method as you read to see if the book is too easy.
7. If you have less than five fingers but more than one or two fingers up when you finish reading the page, the book may be just what you need to grow as a reader. Use the Goldilocks' method as you read to see if the book is a "just right" book. Enjoy!
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