In the fourth grade language arts programs, students continue to develop their abilities to communicate through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Language learning is integrated into all areas of study. To encourage language development, the fourth grade classroom environment offers students time, choice, and opportunity for active involvement with language.

A student works on his creative writing project.	Students work on their writing projects.
Students enjoy DIRT, a time for sustained silent reading.	Mrs. Herczogh edits writing with one of her students.
	Mrs. Dixon demonstrates Best Practices strategies to Mrs. Smith's class.

Students participate in literature circle where they discuss and take notes on what they have read.
Reading aloud and listening to stories that are read aloud are important skills that build comprehension.
Learning to write and appreciate poetry is a fun part of the curriculum.

	Students write in their writing journals to generate ideas for stories.
Miss Leeds models making connections using a picture book. Students then use Post-It Notes and try to make connections in their own novels.
	In Word Study, students sort their spelling words into open and closed sorts. Students often work in pairs to try and guess the open sort spelling pattern.

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Curator: Debbie Crook
Last Updated: 12/9/04