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Reading can be easier with practice.
Read it like you mean it. Working on Fluency
Poetry is a great way to practice reading with inflection. In class we
practice reading like we are talking. Reading poetry helps because the lines
are broken into phrases. Then by changing an accented word (underlining and
stressing a word more than the others on the line) we can see how the meaning
changes just by changing the tone of our voice.
http://www.poetry-online.org/funny-poetry-index.htm
Using games to exercise visual memory.
Puzzle games help to exercise visual
memory. Try some of the games at Yahoo! Games - puzzle games to get a good
ten minute work out. "Bejeweled2" is a great start and "Jewel Quest 2" is
even more of a challenge. It may seem like you are just playing but you are
training your brain to find patterns. This helps to read word patterns and
with spelling (as an added bonus, it also helps to memorize math facts). Good
old-fashion jigsaw puzzles are another great way to exercise your visual memory.
http://games.yahoo.com/puzzle-games
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Literature Links to Reading Curriculum
Grade 4 Nonfiction Genre Study
Meet Seymour Simon: Read about the author here. Look through his photo
album. You can also send Mr. Simon an eMail.
http://www.seymoursimon.com/meet.htm
Native American Folktales for grade 4. We will study Native Americans from
all parts of the United States and the folktales that have lived with them
through time. If you have any expertise or can share any knowledge and would
like to share, please let us know.
http://www.americanfolklore.net/ee.html#2
Reading Strategies, The research behind the practice: Mosic of Thought by
Ellin Oliver Keene
http://books.heinemann.com/products/E01035.aspx?gclid=CLSMs-ay6JECFQPslgodpjIMew#description
Reading Strategies, The strategy lessons that arose from the research:
Strategies That Work, by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis. Read an
introductory paragraph to the lessons taught in the classroom.
http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=310&r=&REFERER=