Reading Response #2

The readings this week have made me look back on some of the observations that I have seen when it comes to students choosing the right book for them. I have come across some students that struggle being a lower reading than everyone else in the classroom. They struggle with the fact that they don't want to be seen with a "kiddie book" when everyone else has chapter books. The other observation that I have noticed is students not picking the right book for them.They either choose a really easy book that they will read is a matter of a couple days, or they choose a book that is too hard. I have seen the five finger rule which I believe is an easy way for students to find books suited for them. The student reads the first paragraph of the book and whenever them come across a word that they don't know that's one point. If a student reads the first page and they come across five or more words that they don't know that means the book is to hard and they should try another book.

The problem I have come across is the amount of information that the student should be told when it comes to there reading progress. I understand that the student's should know the areas where they need to work on but there should be boundaries on what they need to know. If the student get told over and over again the negative points the students can develop a negative view towards reading in general. It is really important that teachers choose wisely how they present the results to each student in a way where it's not all negative information. Because each student is different the boundaries need to be flexible depending on each student.