I hope this lesson resonated with students, as all the students set goals to be stronger readers. This is only going to happen if students are working at their "Just Right" (or instructional) level, not their frustrational level.
Tying in nicely with last week's lesson that it's "Okay to be Okay" and "No one is good at everything, but everyone is good at something," today we learned about "Good Fit" books. We tried on each other's shoes and talked about how each shoe has a purpose. You wouldn't wear high heels to gym class, for instance! Just like with shoes, books that are a good fit for one student may not be a good fit for another. If Student A has on her own gym shoes and is in the gym, she has a good-fit pair of shoes; they are a good-fit pair of shoes for her because they are the correct shoes for her purpose, her interest, and are not too big or too small—they fit. She can be very successful in gym wearing shoes that are a good fit. If she has a book that is a good fit for her, she will be very successful reading that book. Student B's gym shoes also are the correct shoes for Student A's purpose and interest, but they are way too big for her. She will not be successful in gym wearing those shoes because they are not a good fit. Likewise if she is reading Student B's book that may be too hard, it is not a good fit and she will not be successful, not to mention it is just not fun. I hope this lesson resonated with students, as all the students set goals to be stronger readers. This is only going to happen if students are working at their "Just Right" (or instructional) level, not their frustrational level.
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