Strategies for Selecting Texts

Teaching Point​​​	Teacher Prompts
Recognize when a book is “just right.	How did you select this book? Is this a just right read for you? How do you know? Let me show you how you can tell if a book is just right. Do you see how you can read the words AND retell the story?
Understand one’s own tastes, interests, favorite series, and authors.	Have you read other books by this author? Who are your favorite authors? Why? What type of books/texts do you like to read? Tell me what you know about this author/series.
Develop a varied literary diet.	What genres do you find yourself reading lately? It would be good to vary your reading by trying a new genre.