I totally agree with you. It is our job to monitor and conference with students about their reading choices. I too talk with students about I PICK books (the Daily 5). I meet with those students who continue to select books that are too challenging for them. There has to be a balance in their reading choices and we are constantly monitoring and adjusting as we take notice.
Well, this year I had to be that kind of teacher because I had some kids who needed to make more realistic choices while still holding onto a couple of titles that were a challenge for them. I used the 5 finger rule among other things, at first, but this didn't work very well. I then talked about needing to practice reading with books that were more on their level before they could tackle an entire book box of challenging books. It finally made a difference. They still have those challenging books that they're working towards and that I or others read with them but I felt that I was being negligent to allow these students to continue to struggle with books that they couldn't possible understand at this point in their development. We need to adjust our teaching to what our students need. There are no hard and fast rules, as far as I'm concerned. Elisa (Embedded image moved to file: pic25547.gif)
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