The 5 finger rule is simple and great way to help students find a book that’s “in the ballpark” of their true reading level. I will show the students how to use the rule in the first few weeks of the school year. I will continue to model and teach this rule through the school year.
Here are the steps so that you can reenforce them at home:
1. Select a book that you think you want to read.
2. Open the book in the middle of the book and find a page that isn’t the first page of the book or the first page of a chapter.
3. Read the page.
4. For every word that you can’t read or have to really sound out (and you’re not sure what the word is), put a finger up.
0 fingers – the book is too easy
1-3 fingers – the book is “just right”
4-5 fingers – the books is kind of hard so be sure to read it slowly.
5+ fingers – the book is too hard for now – come back soon and try it again.
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