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Fourth Grade Reading Instruction / Reading Comprehension Teaching Supplies

Educational Songs for Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Test Taking Strategies DVD

Grade Level: Second, Third, Fourth Grade
Price: $19.99
Product #: RL00200
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Nobody’s sharper than Marko the Pencil when it comes to helping students learn to read for meaning and prepare for tests. His tips are super effective and his outrageous antics keep students on task. With Marko’s guidance, students ace a practice test by learning how to read passages, find key words, and determine the best answers. Students stay calm and relaxed knowing they have the tools they need to succeed!

A team of teachers—who consistently get superior performance from their students on standardized tests—helped create this DVD. They carefully examined reading tests in several states to identify winning strategies for boosting scores and reducing anxiety.

Let’s face it: preparing for state-mandated tests is not a favorite activity of teachers and students. But there’s no reason it can’t be fun when you have an entertaining character—one who knows exactly how to connect with kids. That’s why we’re so pleased to have Vic Mignogna playing the voice of Marko the Pencil. Vic is well known for his award-winning acting in anime cartoons and video games. Vic won Best Actor, 2007 American Anime Awards.

As a special reward at the end of Reading Comprehension, Marko makes an appearance at the Golden Stylus Comedy room to show just how sharp he can be! His kid-friendly jokes will have everyone laughing. Kids love telling jokes to others, and Marko has some of the best school-related jokes on the planet.

Included with Reading Comprehension, you get Marko’s cool website where you can download a practice test and answer key, learn more tips for doing well on standardized tests, and check out other helpful tools for scoring high on a reading test.

Reading Comprehension includes:

• Reading Comprehension
• Identifying the Main Idea
• Using Context Clues
• Making Inferences
• Recalling Details and Sequencing
• Drawing Conclusions
• Following Directions
• Mastering Standardized Tests
• Bonus: Marko’s Jokes at the Golden Stylus Comedy Room

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Essential Skills Reading & Writing Grade 4 Fourth GradeEssential Skills: Reading & Writing

Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Price: $29.99
Product #: 1006224
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Teachers Choice Award Teacher's Choice Award 2010

  • Develops student mastery of key concepts and skills
  • Includes focused instructional and practice activities
  • Includes standards & benchmarks
  • Features English and Spanish CD-ROMs with parent-support materials
  • Great for pull-out, after-school, special education, and summer-school programs!


Can you imagine how wonderful it would be if the students in your classroom could acquire the skills they need to be ready for on-grade instruction? This series of books is designed to do just that!

Based on standards from all the national organizations and several states, the authors have determined the top prerequisite skills that a student going into a certain grade level should have to be successful in that grade. They have designed lessons based on the findings of leading educational researchers. And they have developed a practical, teacher-tested system for preparing students to master the content that states require them to know.

Each book in the Essential Skills series is full of straightforward lessons and activities to activate students' prior knowledge of a particular skill. Upon successful completion, students will be ready for on-grade instruction that builds upon that skill. You can teach your curriculum, confident that all your students are ready to learn it.

If students lack some skills they need, additional PAL Packets are available on the CDs that come with the books. These Parent-Assisted Learning activities help students catch up with the rest of the class. The PAL activities are provided in both English and Spanish.

Teachers have found this series to be very helpful at various times of the school year.

  • Some teachers use the lessons at the beginning of the year to review important skills.
  • Some teachers use the lessons throughout the year to introduce topics as they come up in their scope and sequence.
  • Some teachers use the Essential Skills books for the next grade level following their state test as a way to prepare their students for the following school year.

In all of these situations, teachers have found the Essential Skills series to be helpful in building students' knowledge and preparing them to master the content that the states require students to know.

176 pages + 2 CDs
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reading comprehension grade 4 teacher resource bookReading Comprehension: Grade 4

Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Price: $4.99
Product #: 1003334
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Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this book helps students master skills in reading. This book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages for standardized tests are included!

This resource gives practice in reading and answering questions to help fully comprehend what is read. The exercises in this book can be done sequentially or can be taken out of order, as needed.

After reading the story the questions can be answered either by circling the answers or by reproducing and using the fill-in answer sheets found in the book. The practice tests, one for each of the areas of reading, can be bubbled in on the answer pages that are provided for each test.

The following standards or objectives will be met or reinforced by completing the practice pages included in this book. These standards and objectives are similar to the ones required by your state and school district. These standards and objectives are appropriate for the fourth grade.

The student will demonstrate competence in making simple predictions about what is being read.
The student will demonstrate competence in using various reading strategies to read the stories and answer the questions.
The student will demonstrate competence in finding the main idea in a story, making inferences and making predictions.
The student will be familiar with different types of reading (fiction, nonfiction, informational).
The student will be able to use context clues and other aides to determine the meaning of a word.

Pages: 48
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Daily Warm-Ups Reading Grade 4Daily Warm-Ups: Reading

Grade Level: Fourth Grade
Price: $17.99
Product #: 1003490
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Supports National and State Standards
Ideal for Test Preparation!

Provides students with over 150 opportunities to master important reading skills. The warm ups include both fiction and nonfiction reading passages, followed by questions that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy to allow for higher-level thinking skills.

Topics in this series include:

  • animals
  • biographies
  • history
  • science
  • current events
  • fairy tales/fables
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery/suspense/adventure
Adding one daily warm-up a day to the classroom schedule or at home gives students the practice they need to improve their reading comprehension skills.

Pages: 176
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How to Teach Reading Teaching MaterialsDr. Fry's How to Teach Reading for Teachers, Parents and Tutors (5th edition)

Grade Level: Preschool - Adult
Price: $16.99
Product #: 1002766
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This classic best-seller is a practical guide for bringing children or adults with no reading skills up to 5th grade reading ability.

This easy to use 6 step teaching strategy really works with young children, older children who are remedial, and even illiterate adults. The student can have no reading ability at all or some mix of elementary school abilities.

The book has been used by thousands of parents, adult literacy tutors, volunteers in programs for the disadvantaged, teachers' aides, and even classroom teachers who want a rapid overview of some proven methods of teaching reading. It has also been used by college students in laboratory and clinic-type teacher training courses.

This up-to-date version includes more emphasis on writing, fluency, and phonemic awareness. This new edition also has longer lists of phonic words, high-frequency words, and lists of reading materials. But basically, the 6 steps given in this manual have stood the test of time and have helped many thousands of students read better.

6 steps:

  • Find present reading ability
  • Select the right reading material
  • Stress comprehension and variety
  • Teach vocabulary
  • Teach phonics
  • Develop writing

This books also includes:

  • Sample Lessons
  • Phonics Charts
  • Reading Tests
  • Teaching Games
  • Instant Word Lists
  • Book Section Ideas

Pages: 144
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Leveled Reading for ELL educational  bookLeveled Reading for ELL (English Language Learners): Book B Reading Level: 3.0 - 4.2

Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
Price: $15.95
Product #: WR00199
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Improve comprehension and fluency for all students!

Perfect for students in:

  • ELL/ESL programs
  • Structured English Immersion programs
  • Sheltered English programs
  • Struggling Readers and Striving Readers programs

This reproducible book provides a unique approach to language acquisition and development. Deliberately paced text passages are supported by literacy, linguistic, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies and activities.

Includes 48 lessons anchored by a short reading selection. Following each selection, Answer Time questions allow students to apply reading comprehension skills to content they have just read. Sentence Starters extend comprehension practice and develop vocabulary and language skills. After every four-lesson sequence, students will show what they know in a two-page cumulative review and quick assessment that extends learning and promotes critical thinking.

Book A features high-interest articles ranging from Spache reading levels 2.0-3.2.
Book B includes articles ranging from Spache reading levels 3.0 to 4.2.

Includes:

  • 48 Vocabulary-Rich Selections with Literacy Tips
  • 48 Comprehension Activities to Practice Test-Taking
  • 12 Cumulative Reviews & Assessments

128 pages, b&w reproducibles.
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Bulletin Board Set for Literacy Centers Teacher Supplies
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Literacy Centers Bulletin Board Set

Price: $6.99 + $1.75 (This item requires an additional handling/packaging fee)
Product #: 4000624

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Includes 22 center cards, 5 books, 5 days-of-the-week cards, and a headline to create an organizational board for managing your centers.
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