9781596730403
Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories.
For example:
Fiction Stories:
- "Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat"
- "The Three Sillies"
- "An Oregon Trail Diary"
Nonfiction Stories:
- "Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins"
- "Grandma Moses"
- "Go Fly a Kite"
Activity pages include:
- comprehension questions
- a vocabulary exercise
- a sequencing activity for every story
Other skills addressed include the following:
- main idea
- parts of speech
- synonyms & antonyms
- alphabetical order
- contractions
- prefixes and suffixes
TopAbout the Series
Parents have a wonderful opportunity to support what happens in the classroom, inspiring their child's desire to learn. Skill Sharpeners Reading series is perfect for practice at home. The content is written by teachers and addresses the five essential components of reading instruction as identified in the No Child Left Behind Act.
The five essential components of reading instruction addressed are:
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Fluency
Skill Sharpeners Reading contains both fiction and nonfiction stories. The stories at each grade level get progressively more difficult, providing challenge as the child gains in reading skills over a period of time. Parents can purchase this series and know that their child is getting reading practice that is grade appropriate
