Fourth grade is a momentous year for literacy learning. Having left the primarygrades behind students must grapple with more demanding texts and contentmaterial... » 

Fourth grade is a momentous year for literacy learning. Having left the primarygrades behind students must grapple with more demanding texts and contentmaterialand effective motivating instruction can help them succeed. Thisbook helps teachers vanquish the dreaded fourthgrade slump by creating anenergized and organized learning environment in which all students can improvetheir reading and writing strategies. Taking readers into the classroom of anexemplary fourthgrade teacher the book includes useful assessment toolsdifferentiation techniques minilessons unit plans reproducibles andexamples of student work. Special attention is given to meeting the challengesof highstakes testing without sacrificing instructional quality. «