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Student Websites [|Homonyms-Homographs and Homophones]

[|Homonyms Quiz]

Literacy Theory into Practice The Fourth Grade team evaluates and practices three elements of Language:


 * Reading- Readers Workshop

Writing- Writer's workshop

Vocabulary-WCPSS Vocabulary List**

The Fourth Grade uses three evaluation tools based on current theories of educational development:


 * [|DIBELS]

[|Lucy Calkins]

[|Guiding Readers and Writers]**

Based upon evidence supported by educational studies we have found these resources, by practice with success and their ability to move students at various levels from inexperience to mastery.
 * [|Fountas and Pinnell]**

This week starts word study. Our words will consist of -er ending words. This words are adjectives or adverbs depending upon the base word. Here is our base list of 15 words, the remaing 5 are either remediational or words they have found in their own readings:
 * Word Study Words**9-9-09
 * 1.teacher || 4. dizzier || 7.finisher || 10.gamer || 13. leader ||
 * 2. believer || 5. dirtier || 8. fighter || 11.happier || 14. louder ||
 * 3. worker || 6. defender || 9.fluster || 12. harder || 15 clearer ||

Word Study Words 9-17
 * 1. fastest || 2. quickest || 3. strongest ||
 * 4.cleanest || 5. smallest || 6.biggest ||
 * 7.happiest || 8. tightest || 9. tallest ||
 * 10. funniest || 11. ugliest || 12. fattest ||
 * 13. dumbest || 14. largest || 15. dirtiest ||


 * absolutely || barely || brightly ||
 * coarsely || darkly || deadly ||
 * easily || fairly || happily ||
 * lightly || lovely || luckily ||
 * shyly ||  ||   ||