Reading professionals are becoming increasingly concerned that an overreliance on leveling and readability formulas hinder students' choices and potential to be engaged and interested in what they are reading. This user-friendly book shows you how to break away from this approach by using BOOKMATCH, an instructional tool that provides practical strategies for teaching the self-selection of 'just-right' books.Based on the understanding that no two readers are the same, BOOKMATCH will help you consider different criteria for each reader when helping students self-select books for independent reading. You'll be able to assist in the independent reading progress made by each student and support your students' comprehension and self-awareness as literacy learners. It shows how to build an autonomous environment in your classroom. It empowers students through choice and independence. It emphasizes the need for independent reading as part of a daily reading curriculum. It incorporates easily into your existing curriculum and with learners of varying ability levels.