Jim Trelease, Cindy Georgis. Guide to Reading Aloud: A reference book for loving parents, caring grandparents and smart educators. (№ 463735)

To prevent your child from making a mistake when choosing a book for independent reading, you can use the “five-finger rule.” It works like this: the child opens the selected book on any page in the middle, begins to read, and each time he encounters an unfamiliar word, he raises one finger. If he opens all five fingers to the end of the page, it means that the chosen book is most likely still too difficult for him. But since the child has chosen it, do not deprive him of the opportunity to get acquainted with this story - read the book out loud to him.