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I didn't read all the posts, so forgive me if I repeat someone. This is a rule meant to be used for elementary school students who are still learning reading skills and strategies. If a student picks up a book and can't read(aka decode) 5 words on a page, then the book may be too hard for them to read. Now, if they WANT to read it, I say go ahead and try it! It was not meant (from my teacher perspective) to be aimed at full readers who have access to dictionaries and can use context clues to figure out meanings of words. Simply to keep kids from giving up on reading because they are picking out books that are too hard right now.
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