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Your child has been taught the "I PICK" acronym to help select books that are "just right." **I** choose a book. **P** urpose- Why do I want to read it? **I** nterest- Does it interest me? **C** omprehend- Am I understanding what I am reading? **K** now - I know most of the words.
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Looking at a book's lexile can help determine if it will be a good fit for your young reader. || Five Finger Retell (print and save!) || [] [] [|Reading with Your Child] ||  To make a pop-up card with your child, visit [] [|Recipes, Following Directions, and more!] || Fluency is the ability to read quickly and accurately, and it is vital to comprehending a text.
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Repeated readings of familiar text can help build fluency.

Poems, More Poems, Readers Theater Scripts, Sight Word Practice || To earn points towards his or her personal goal, your child is expected to take at least one test per A - F cycle on a book he/ she has read independently.

Your child's goal is 100%! Think of the marking terms as guides. Encourage your child to be onpace to reach 25% by the end of the first marking term, 50 % by the end of the second markingterm, 75% by the third marking term and 100% by the end of May. Better to be a little ahead than behind! .

Visit the AR website to see your child's quiz results! ||