Language Arts Curriculum
2003-2004
Reading
and Reading Comprehension
Reading instruction will continue using the Pathway Readers for Grade 3 and 4. The workbooks will be
continued as well. New words for each story will continue to be introduced
first using uniform decoding and then Eric will read the stories and complete
the accompanying workbook pages.
Reading comprehension will be developed through
completion of the Pathway workbooks as well as guided comprehension exercises
of selected literature and science topics.
Eric will continue with reading the literature selections
started last year. Fairy tales and tall tales will be completed and myths will
be introduced and studied. Chapter books will not be introduced unless reading
proficiency allows.
Expository
Writing
Most expository writing practice will involve the
non-fiction topics of science. Expository writing exercises will be
included in the science topics. Activities will include:
Comprehension Questions (answer questions, fill in the blanks, matching,
cloze activities, multiple choice)
Outlining
text and oral presentation from outlines
Writing
summaries
Compare
and contrast activities (Venn
diagrams)
Outlining
in preparation for writing
Writing
guided research papers
Structured specific paragraph writing techniques will
be taught using the following resources:
Spelling
and Vocabulary
This year we will use the spelling lists and
activities from grade 3 on Edhelper.
Specifically, we will use the following activities: Each list will take 1-1 1/2
weeks to complete. Occasionally, I created spelling lists that corresponded to
science vocabulary.
Write
the words three times
Write
each word in a sentence
Match
definitions
Fill
in the blank definitions
Test