Matching books to the student’s level

I thought this was a really helpful article.  Finding meaningful books and matching them to students’ instructional levels seems like a difficult task, but with the lists of books and grade levels provided there is no reason for a teacher to have multiple reading groups (as well as spelling groups) going on in the classroom.  Planning for my unit I have come across the problem of finding appropriate books about Thanksgiving for my kindergarten class.  Reading the article helped solidify the fact that teachers need to asses students to find out their instructional levels to make the students more succesful in reading and comprehension as well as build self-confidence.  I know that it may take extra time and planning but I will make it a priority to find out the levels my students are on and select the right books for them to help them be successful.  That is what a teacher’s job is, to help her students be the most successful at anything that they do!