Linda, I like your idea of "look" books. It sounds like it works and I am going to try that next year. I found Ellin's thoughts on levels very interesting, and I do see her point. We have some teachers very fixed on only having "just right" books all the time. I think challenging books in the book boxes are good, especially if it is something that is highly interesting to the student. I think Debbie Miller talked about her students picking some challenging books and she tried not to discourage them, just helped them get through it.
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