Day 9 of Training

Today was excellent excellent excellent! I learned so much! In my practicum and student teaching experiences I have done a lot of work with guided reading and with students reading leveled books; however, I never actually knew the specific criteria on how to level them and I also never got the chance to actually try to level books myself! I now have a much greater understanding for what students should and should not be able to do at each reading level and why certain books are appropriate for each reading level. I also now know how to determine if a book is at an instructional level or at an independent reading level for a student, based on his or her accuracy in reading 100 words. I am now confident that when I search for books of high interest to each of the students I will be working with, I will be able to choose books that are at an appropriate level for them, even if the level is not already printed on the book. I cannot wait to learn more tomorrow!