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Mrs. Riedl’s Fourth Grade
Reading Schedule
“Tis the good reader that makes the book good”
My class is required to read at least one book every month. My goal is to help my students develop strategies to improve their reading comprehension. Book responses will be oral and written and have the realistic purpose of creating metacognitive readers who have a mosaic of thought.
Each child will be taught how to use each strategy and then practice using it as they read a book at their reading level. The “Book Response” will be authentic and ongoing notes, drawings, questions … We will also share our books, thoughts, ideas, misunderstandings, understandings, questions, and vocabulary on a weekly basis. It’s good to always be prepared to share what you’re reading with the class or in small guided reading groups.
Look at the list below for the genre each month and get reading!
September
Genre – your choice
Reading strategy – making connections and elements of a story
October
Genre – mystery
Reading strategy – visualizing and vocabulary
November
Genre – fantasy
Reading strategy – inferring
December
Take a break and pick up a good book, magazine or newspaper and read for fun!
January
Genre – biography
Reading strategy – determining importance
We will be sharing short skits about an important part of the book. You may do this at home and videotape it to share with your classmates or perform your skit in front of the class. You may want to be creative and dress up as the person in your book.
February
Genre – poetry
Reading strategy – questioning
Memorize a poem at the appropriate challenging level for you and recite it during our POETRY PATROL (be able to tell us what you think it means)
March
Genre – nonfiction (informational books)
Reading strategy – monitoring comprehension and note-taking
April
Genre – your choice
Reading strategy – listen to yourself read using one of our reading tools in class/work on fluency and expression
May
Genre – historical fiction
Reading strategy – visualizing/synthesizing
June
Get at least two to three good books to read this summer. Keep practicing good reading strategies. You may even want to form a Book Club with friends. Have fun reading and see you at the library!
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