10. What can I do? When you make your choice, you can flip through the book, check the number of pages, look at the font size, and at how the words and illustrations are set out on the page, read the blurb, ask a friend for a recommendation and then make your choice. http://www.mrssanosclass.com/Reading/Justrightbooks.htm But you don’t have to do this alone……………
16. What are my rights as a reader?You can use these on your own, or you can discuss them with a friend, your librarian, your Mum or Dad, or your teacher.
17. "CAN IT BE FOR ME" Cover, Author, Number of pages, Illustration, Title , Book blurb, Excerpt First page, Opinion of others (awards, reviews), Reverse (back of title page My friends, Entire book (credited to Mary Akers, LM_NET List Serve)
18. The Five Finger Test http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=65161
19. The Goldilocks Test “Too Easy” books 1. The book is short . 2. The print is big. 3. You have read the book before. 4. You know all the words in the book. 5. The book has lots of pictures. “Too Hard” books 1. The book is long. 2. The print is small. 3. There aren't many pictures in the book. 4. There are a lot of words that you can't figure out. 5. There's no one to help you if you get stuck. 6. You don't know much about this subject. http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-goldilocks-activity.pdf
20. "Just Right" books 1. The book looks interesting. 2. You can figure out most of the words in the book. 3. Someone has read this book aloud to you. 4. You have read other books by this author. 5. There is someone to give you help if you need it. 6. You know something about this subject. http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/goldilocks/scenes_gallery.htm
25. Magazines You have access to many magazines and periodicals through the library. How many titles have you tried? Use the same skills for choosing magazines as you do for books, and enjoy some different reading material!
26. Audio books………CDs and Playaways Sometimes listening to a book gives you the opportunity to enjoy a title that might still be difficult to read…….try listening for 5 minutes, and then make a judgement! Listen in the car Listen while you exercise Listen before you go to sleep Listen while you do your chores http://store.playawaydigital.com/
27. As you look for a book, remember that you have rights as a reader! http://www.walker.co.uk/UserFiles/file/Rights%20of%20the%20reader/NYOR_ROTR.pdf