Goldilocks Strategy To Choose Books
Too Easy Books
Ask yourself these questions.
If you are answering YES,
this book is probably "Too Easy" for you.
Have fun reading it!
1. Have you read it lots of times before?
2. Do you understand the story (text) well?
3. Do you know (can you understand) almost every word?
4. Can you read it smoothly?
Just Right Books
Ask yourself these questions.
If you are answering YES,
this book is probably "just right" for you.
Go ahead learn from it!
1. Is this book new to you?
2. Do you understand some of the book?
3. Are there just a few words per page you don’t know?
4. When you read are some places smooth and some choppy?
5. Can someone help you with this book? Who?
Too Hard Books
Ask yourself these questions.
If you are answering YES,
this book is probably "Too Hard" for you.
Spend a little time with it now.
Give it another try later (perhaps in a couple of months).
1. Are there more than a few words on a page you don’t know?
2. Are you confused about what is happening in most of the book?
3. When you read, does it sound pretty choppy?
4. Is everyone else busy and unable to help you?
