Reading
Independent Reading
Your child has a great opportunity to practice reading comprehension and fluency skills as they read self selected books. For our first trimester, your child will be expected to reach a reading goal of 12 Accelerated Reading points, or 15 picture books. The books should be at or a bit lower than their determined reading level. The reading level will be based on results of the STARS assessment that is done during the months of September, December, March and May.
Find an AR Book
Not sure if a book that you have on the shelf at home is an AR book? Check the title at the following site. It will also list the book's reading level.
Reading Series Stories
We will be reading a number of the stories from our Wonders reading series. These stories will include a study of vocabulary words and reading comprehension skills. Your child will complete an End of Selection Test on a select few of these stories as a way to evaluate progress in acquiring reading strategies.
Theme 1 - Think it Through - How can a challenge bring out our best?
Clever Ideas - Where do good ideas come from?
Reading Strategy - Making Predictions
Reading Skill - Sequencing
Think of Others - How do your actions affect others?
Reading Strategy - Making Predictions
Reading Skill - Problem and Solution
Take Action - How do people respond to natural disasters?
Reading Strategy - Reread
Reading Skill - Compare and Contrast
Ideas in Motion - How can science help you understand how things work?
Reading Strategy - Reread
Reading Skill - Cause and Effect
Putting Ideas to Work - How can starting a business help others?
Reading Strategy - Reread
Reading Skill - Main Ideas and Key Details
Theme 2 - Amazing Animals
Animal Tales
Theme 3
Theme 4
Theme 5
Theme 6
Novel Studies
We will be reading a variety of novels during the school year. As we read, we will apply the comprehension strategies an skills learned from our textbooks. Some of the novels that have been read by fourth graders in previous years include, Stone Fox, Charlotte's Web, and Poppy