Fourth+Grade+Reading

Return To Reading K-12 =** Fourth Grade **= Focus Statement: Students will apply and use reading as a tool. group discussion monitor own reading asking questions ||  || narrative elements ||  || understanding words context clues background knowledge connections inferences own point of view ||   || fact or opinion quiz ||  || author's purpose ||  || acquiring information variety of reference sources electronic texts ||  || genres 2 reading different texts ||  || organize info ||  || synthesize info 2 idioms ||   ||
 * Month || High Achievement Outcome || “I Can” statement || Assessments || Resources ||  ||
 * Focus on in August/ September Review throughout the year || 4.1 Students will utilize strategies to demonstrate comprehension of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. || Apply various techniques to aid understanding (reread, question-read, skim, predict-read, organizational features). || FA 1.1 || questioning strategies
 * ^  ||^   || Summarize fiction using the narrative elements: setting, characters, plot, (problem & steps), solution. || FA 1.2 || summarize
 * ^  ||^   || Summarize fiction using the narrative elements: setting, characters, plot, (problem & steps), solution. || FA 1.2 || summarize
 * ^  ||^   || Summarize nonfiction .using main idea and important details. || FA 1.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Identify and write the main idea and supporting details. || FA 1.4 || details ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Use context clues, background knowledge, and author’s purpose to make inferences. || FA 1.5 || affixes
 * ^  ||^   || Integrate characteristics of fiction and nonfiction (bold print, italics, titles, subtitles, quotations, underlined words). || FA 1.6 || text features ||   ||
 * Focus on in October/ November Review throughout the year || 4. 2 Students will critically read and analyze fiction, nonfiction || Determine author’s purpose: inform, entertain. || FA 2.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Draw conclusions about action in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. || FA 2.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Draw conclusions about action of a character in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. || FA 2.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Differentiate between fact and opinion. || FA 2.4 || fact, opinion & bias
 * ^  ||^   || Differentiate between fact and opinion. || FA 2.4 || fact, opinion & bias
 * ^  ||^   || Describe the author’s point of view. || FA 2.5 || point of view
 * ^  ||^   || Explain predictions. || FA 2.6 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Give examples of cause and effect. || FA 2.7 ||   ||   ||
 * Focus on in December/ January Covered throughout the year || ** 4.3 ** Students will apply knowledge of organizational features to aid comprehension. || Use alphabetizing to locate information (dictionaries, indices, bibliographies). || FA 3.1 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Demonstrate ability to problem-solve through use of table of contents, indexes, glossaries, chapter headings, and captions. || FA 3.2 || graphic organizers ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Utilize electronic features to access information (keywords, icons, and menus). || FA 3.3 || checking the facts
 * ^  ||^   || Utilize electronic features to access information (keywords, icons, and menus). || FA 3.3 || checking the facts
 * Focus on in February/ March Covered throughout the year || 4.5 Students will differentiate a variety of literary genre. || Distinguish characteristics of realistic and historical fiction, mysteries, tall tales, folk tales, poetry, and nonfiction. || FA 5.1 || genres
 * Focus on in February/ March Covered throughout the year || 4.5 Students will differentiate a variety of literary genre. || Distinguish characteristics of realistic and historical fiction, mysteries, tall tales, folk tales, poetry, and nonfiction. || FA 5.1 || genres
 * ^  ||^   || Assess and respond to ways folk tales reflect the culture in which it is written. || FA 5.2 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Compare and contrast the different types of literature. || FA 5.3 || compare and contrast  ||   ||
 * Focus on in April/ May Covered throughout the year || 4.4 Students will organize information || Take notes as modeled by teacher on fiction and nonfiction text. || FA 4.1 || note taking
 * Focus on in April/ May Covered throughout the year || 4.4 Students will organize information || Take notes as modeled by teacher on fiction and nonfiction text. || FA 4.1 || note taking
 * ^  ||^   || Create outlines of nonfiction (Roman numerals to indicate main ideas, capital letters to indicate details) || FA 4.2 || [|listening and note taking] ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   || Show credit for borrowed information (bibliography) || FA 4.3 ||   ||   ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   ||   || synthesize information

Resources Books:

Links: Texas Education Agency - released tests-interactive online versions. @http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3264&menu_id3=793

Study Zone Test Prep. Several lessons came from this website. @http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/elagrade4.cfm

Harcourt Trophies reading text book @http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/menu.html

Wacky Web Tales ht@tp://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

English-Zone.com. comprehension tests @http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=6 Other:

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