First Graders Read “Good Fit” Books

Each morning, after a shared reading lesson that focuses on a specific reading skill, students are given the opportunity to read from their "good fit" book box and practice that specific skill. These boxes provide a safe way to keep numerous books that are specific to each individual child's interests and needs as a reader. Each book is a "good fit," meaning it will still be challenging enough for the student to use skills to solve words, but not too 
difficult to be frustrating.

Reading Strategies: 

Reading strategies students have talked about so far include: 

• Checking For Understanding: Stop and check for understanding. If you don't understand, go back and reread.

• Cross Checking: If the word doesn't look right, sound right, or make sense, go back and reread.

• Tracking print with your finger: Use your finger to track the words across the page.

Reading Standard

1.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

The pictures below show students using some of the reading strategies they have been learning!! 

This student was working hard at checking for understanding. If she came to a word she didn't understand, she would go back and read it again.  

This student was using her tracking skills to track the word across the page. 

This student is tracking print with her finger.

This student is also using his finger to track print.