Grade 4 Language Arts

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Suggested Reading List

District Resources (downloadable lessons in alpha order by strand)

Listening & Speaking	Listening and Speaking Resources
Listening/ Speaking 4.1 - 4.5	4.3 Listens attentively and purposefully book Walk Media Messages	4.2 Listens critically to anlayze / evaluate Think Aloud
	4.3 Listens, enjoys, and appreciates Echo Me Interactive Read Aloud RIVET Spoken Messages	4.4 Listens/speaks to gain and share knowledge of own and others' cultures Make a Date
	4.5 Speaks appropriately to different audiences for different purposes Echo Me Language Registers Performance Reading Thoughtful Response Guide (Word)
Reading	Reading Resources
Print Awareness Decoding Word Identification 4.6	4.6 Uses a variety of word recognition strategies Alphabet letters for word walls (Word) (PDF) Dictionary Quartiles Guided Reading Instant Word Recognition Activity Interactive Read-Aloud Ladders Word Activity (Word) (PDF) Personal Word Wall Pages (Word) (PDF) Quad Card (Word) (PDF) Reference It! Spanish Conventions for 3-5 Vocabualry (Six Steps activities) Visualizing words using RIVET strategy Vocabulary Cards Word Walls
Fluency, Vocabulary development, Comprehension, Response 4.7 - 4.12 4.14	4.7 Reads with fluency and understanding in appropriate texts Buddy Reading Derivative Memory Echo Me Fluency Guide (for one-minute whole class or individual fluency checks) Interactive Read-Aloud Performance Reading Sustained Silent Reading Guidelines (Word) (PDF)	4.8 Reads widely for different purposes from varied sources Book Tasting (Word) (PDF) Reading Log Reading log 2 (Word) (PDF) Reading Interest Survey (Word) (PDF) RIVET Say What?
	4.9 Acquires and extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study Instant Word Recognition Activity Ladders Word Activity (Word) (PDF) Multiple Meaning Words Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary (Six Steps activities) Word Wall	4.10 Comprehends selections using a variety of strategies Cartoon Comprehension Guided Reading Monitored Reading Q-Matrix QAR Questions by Category (WORD) (PDF) QAR1, QAR2, QAR Spanish, FQR Quad Card (Word) (PDF) Questioning Stems (TAKS format) (Word) (PDF) Strategic Reading Strategies to "fix up" confusion Summary Sheet--Expository--English Summary Sheet--Expository--Spanish Summary Sheet--Narrative--English Summary Sheet--Narrative--Spanish Text to Self Text to Text Text to World Text Structure Patterns--English Text Structure Patterns--Spanish Text Structure Patterns with Graphic Organizers Thoughtful Response Guide (Word)
	4.11 Expresses/Suppports responses to various types of texts Book Chats Book Completions Comic Summaries Journal Response Guides Journal Response Ideas (PDF) (Word) Spokes (Word) (PDF) Spokes en Espanol (Word) (PDF) Summary Map Summary Sheet--Expository--English Summary Sheet--Expository--Spanish Summary Sheet--Narrative--English Summary Sheet--Narrative--Spanish Star Summaries The Pentad	4.12 Analyzes characteristics of various texts Graphic Organizers (English) (Spanish) K-W-L (word) K-W-L (PDF) Say What? (Word) TAKS reading terms--definitions and tips (Word) (PDF) TAKS Warm-ups TAKS Warm-ups (PDF) T-Chart Text book strategies (Word) (PDF) Thinking Maps Venn Diagram
	4.14 Reads to increase knowledge of own and others' cultures
Writing	Writing Resources
Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing 4.15 - 4.20, 4.22	4.15 Writes for a variety of audiences and purposes Buddy Writing Coupled Compliments Coupled Compliments (PDF) Journal cover and pages (Word) (PDF) Journal Response Ideas News Writing Ideas (Word) (PDF) Personal Narratives Traits Writing Lesson plans, scoring examples, etc	4.16 Composes original texts, applying the conventions of written language Handwriting Instruction Continuum Macaroni Punctuation Spanish Conventions for 3-5
	4.17 Spells proficiently Dictionary Quartiles Discovery Spelling (PDF)	4.18 Applies standard grammar/usage to communicate Onomatopoeia Mini Lesson Punctuating with "because" (Word) (PDF) Transitions mini-lesson (Word) (PDF)
	4.19 Selects/uses writing process Development: Four Steps to findin g your Message Editing in Collaborative Groups Elaborate It! Five Minute Brainstorm Leads/Introductions (Word) (PDF) Paragraphing mini-lesson (Word) (PDF) Peer Writing Conference Sheet (Word) (PDF) Reference It! Revision Activity Say What? (Word) Six traits--Children's Titles to Teach Traits Voice mini-lesson (Word) (PDF) Writers' Log (Word) (PDF) Writing mini lessons--list of topics (Word) (PDF)	4.20 Evaluates own writing and others' Self Evaluation rubric for six traits writing (Word) (PDF) Self Evaluation rubric for revisions (Word) (PDF) TAKS Writing Scoring Guide with sample essays from 2006 (PDF)
Research	Researching Resources
4.13 and 4.21	4.13 Inquires/conducts research using a variety of sources K-W-L (Word) K-W-L (PDF)	4.21 Uses writing as a tool for learning and research
Viewing/ Representing	Viewing and Representing Resources
Interpretation Analysis Production 4.23 -4.25	4.23-4.24 Understands/interprets and analyzes/critiques the significance of visual images Administrative Produre I - M Attributes of the 21st Century Learner	4.25 Produces visual images