ready for 4th grade reading

Could I be lost?

Reading takes a big step up in 4th grade. The basic tricky letter teams need to be instant: teams such as ce, ge, ph, silent gh, etc.

Your child also needs to be in control of adding endings like ing, ed, y, s, es, ies, etc. And, changing y to i.

The complex vowel teams are now going to take center stage: tion, cian, tious, cious, ous, ious, etc.

Words in the stories and informational reading are much more challenging. A strong comprehension method is very important. Do this:

Today: quit stopping to sound out words, tell your child any unknown word, have your child keep reading. Stopping breaks the short-term memory, thus all comprehension is lost.

Show your child how to keep reading using the words he does know. At the end of the page, you ask questions - what is happening on the page, who did what, etc. 

Then return to unknown words; help your child figure them out or tell him the word. In a few weeks, this method will give great results. Lots of words cannot be sounded out but your child can get the meaning and keep reading. Look: canoe and chaos cannot be sounded out but your child can get their meaning and continue reading. This method works. Comprehension and vocabulary will increase. Most words are not new to your child's ears but they are unrecognized in print.

 

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All my books give you a systematic review of the critical lessons: ce, ge through tion, tious, changing y to i, etc. Both the struggler and the star reader will gain the power needed for success.  Your child will answer questions and write responses on the workbook style pages of the book. 

Thank you, Mary Maisner