READING
Elementary Language Arts K-5 Information Page
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At the intermediate level, grades 3-5, students will experience a wide range of reading materials. Attention is devoted to instruction of both literary and informational text. Literary text includes short stories, mysteries, realistic fiction, chapter books, fairy tales, myths, poetry and plays. Informational text study will include content related to social studies, health, and science units. Students will learn to read textbooks, biographies, online materials, functional documents such as maps, recipes, and directions. Intermediate students read silently at a good rate and automatically use a wide range of word-solving strategies while focusing on meaning. In oral reading, students continue to read with accuracy and expression. Readers learn to adjust their rate of reading based on the type of text and their purpose for reading. Readers learn to monitor their comprehension by recognizing when they lose understanding, and are then able to apply different strategies to regain meaning. Vocabulary instruction will focus on teaching students various ways to unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students will learn to express their understanding of text orally and in writing.
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At the intermediate level, grades 3-5, students will experience a wide range of reading materials. Attention is devoted to instruction of both literary and informational text. Literary text includes short stories, mysteries, realistic fiction, chapter books, fairy tales, myths, poetry and plays. Informational text study will include content related to social studies, health, and science units. Students will learn to read textbooks, biographies, online materials, functional documents such as maps, recipes, and directions. Intermediate students read silently at a good rate and automatically use a wide range of word-solving strategies while focusing on meaning. In oral reading, students continue to read with accuracy and expression. Readers learn to adjust their rate of reading based on the type of text and their purpose for reading. Readers learn to monitor their comprehension by recognizing when they lose understanding, and are then able to apply different strategies to regain meaning. Vocabulary instruction will focus on teaching students various ways to unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students will learn to express their understanding of text orally and in writing.
WRITING
Fourth Grade Writing units include:
- Writing About Reading
- Memoir
- Expository Non-fiction: Research Report
- Functional Writing: Poster/Advertisement
- Opinion Essay
- Formal Letter: Business Letter and/or Letter to the Editor
- Poetry: Limericks, Free Verse
- Book Review
WORD Study
Word Study is a combination of the previous spelling program with an additional emphasis on vocabulary. Students will be exposed to Greek and Latin Roots. This program is a systematic approach to word awareness and vocabulary building. Word lists are organized through meaningful roots or patterns. Students can and will expand and deepen word knowledge during content-area study. Weekly assignments will include: Meet the Root, Combine and Create, Read and Reason, Extend and Explore
Meet the Root/Word Family: Students define and conquer a list of words as they identify the word parts and roots
Combine and Create: Students combine words built from the root and family
Read and Reason: Students read text in which they encounter the word part/root
Extend and Explore: Students create new applications for the vocabulary
Meet the Root/Word Family: Students define and conquer a list of words as they identify the word parts and roots
Combine and Create: Students combine words built from the root and family
Read and Reason: Students read text in which they encounter the word part/root
Extend and Explore: Students create new applications for the vocabulary
Additional parent resources
Questions to ask children before, during, and after
reading
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