4th Grade Enrichment Reading

Classroom teachers will provide core reading instruction for all students. Identified students will receive differentiated reading opportunities several times a week with me. We will be working on several different units throughout the year. There will be links below that will have specific information as we progress through the year. At this time, we expect to complete the following projects and topics this year:

• Traditional Literature - focus on Tall Tales, Fables, and Fairy Tales
• Genre Book Projects - Outside reading - 3-4 throughout the year.
• Novels - Higher level responses, mini-research projects using technology
  • My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
  • Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • Small group shared novels based on reading levels and interest
• Informational Text -
  • Short Passages and Features
  • Research Project (to be determined)
• Poetry -
  • Figurative Language
  • Imagery, Pattern, Repetition
• Greek and Latin Roots & Word Work (Weekly)