Fourth grade is a momentous year for literacy learning. Having left the primary grades behind, students must grapple with more demanding texts and content material--and effective, motivating instruction can help them succeed. This book helps teachers vanquish the dreaded qfourth-grade slumpq by creating an energized and organized learning environment in which all students can improve their reading and writing strategies. Taking readers into the classroom of an exemplary fourth-grade teacher, the book includes useful assessment tools, differentiation techniques, mini lessons, unit plans, reproducibles, and examples of student work. Special attention is given to meeting the challenges of high-stakes testing without sacrificing instructional quality.For example, figuring out unknown words by the context or making inferences between what the author states and what the reader knows ... Text-specific processes like understanding the structure of an argument and evaluating its effectiveness Think-alouds can be conducted ... books to play a strong role in improving the quality of writing, the readingawriting 52 TEACHING LITERACY IN FOURTH GRADE.
Title | : | Teaching Literacy in Fourth Grade |
Author | : | Denise Johnson |
Publisher | : | Guilford Publications - 2013-10-21 |
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