Reading and Language Arts

What We Focus on in 4th Grade

  • Applying reading comprehension strategies
  • Improving six traits of good writing
    • ideas
    • organization
    • voice
    • word choice
    • sentence fluency
    • conventions
  • Applying spelling patterns

Ways to Help Your Child at Home

- Have your child read to you or read a book to your child.

- Ask your child questions about the books he or she is reading.

- Review your child’s writing pieces.

- Help your child to study the spelling patterns we learn in class and prepare for spelling tests.

Websites

Practice reading stories and answering questions on Raz-kids

Practice your spelling words at Spelling City

Learn about comprehension strategies Into the Book

 

 

Reading Infographic