(a)  Framework for Effective Teaching, Grade 4 (Teacher's Guide)

 (b)  Collections for Young Scholars, Vols. 1 and 2

 (c)  Explorer's Notebook, Vol. 4 (student workbook)

 (d)  Reading/Writing Connection, Vol. 4 (student workbook)

 (e)  Response Guide

 (f)  Skills Assessment

 (g)  Reading and Writing Skills Practice, Grade 4 (workbook)

 (h)  Essay and Writing Assessment Masters

 (i)  Comprehension Assessment Masters

 (j)  Teacher Tool Cards:
  - Writer's Craft/Reading
  - Grammar, Mechanics and Usage
  - Spelling and Vocabulary
  - Study and Research
  - Classroom Supports

 (k)  Formative Assessment

 (l)  Research Assessment

 (m)  Continuous Assessment Masters

 (n)  Reproducible Masters, Parts 1 and 2

 (o)  Learning Framework Cards

2.  SRA Reading Laboratory materials

3.  San Mateo Spelling

4.  Formula-Three Reading-Spelling-Learning Program Instructor's Manual

5.  School sites have reading chain and other sets of novels, biographies, nonfiction, picture books and plays, which are in addition to Open Court materials.

6.  Animated Handwriting video by Learning Windows Publications.

1.) Have students read an assigned section of the social studies text and, with a partner, use the facts to write a "dialogue-that-could-be-true," a piece of historical fiction using Hollywood software. Students should evaluate the content of the reading and create an interesting incident that "could have happened." They should correctly use new vocabulary words or synonyms found in the thesaurus. In addition, have students draw scenery matching the selected incident on an overhead transparency. In pairs, they should present their dialogue in a Reader's Theater style (fluent, accurate, and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression but not necessarily memorized). As they listen to others, students should fill out the scoring guide to practice evaluation skills and to provide feedback for their classmates. 

2.  Reading/Writing Connection, Vol. 4

3.  Skills Assessment--use with Tool Cards.

4.  Reading and Writing Skills Practice, Grade 4

5.  Comprehension Checkpoint

6.  Spelling tests

7.  Students' writing assignments and SPJUSD rubrics

8.  Reproducible Masters, Parts 1 and 2

Student Products: 

1.) Dialogue based on the text: 

Have the class develop performance criteria for the dialogue and presentation and translate them into a guide to score the final product. Some ideas are:

Content: 

Does the background drawing and the written and spoken dialogue provide evidence of knowledge and understanding of the social studies facts? What exactly needs to be included to show comprehension? 

New Learning: 

Does the student product use new vocabulary words or synonyms correctly in context?

Presentation: 

Did the speaker practice to produce fluent, accurate reading with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression?

One Idea:

Score 4 = Exceeds Standard = 95-100% 

Score 3 = At Standard = 80-94%

Score 2 = Approaching Standard = 65-79% 

This student needs:

Score 1 = Below Standard = below 64%

This student may need any of the interventions above as well as more background knowledge, prerequisite reading skills or a modification of the content and/ or level of the text.