Synopses & Reviews
As the parent of a fourth-grader, you may be asking yourself:
How can I stop the battles over doing math homework?
My child used to love to read. Now I have to force her to pick up a book. Help!
What can I do to make sure my child is prepared for the pressures of middle school?
You may have breathed a sigh of relief when your child entered fourth grade, thinking that you no longer needed to coach your child in basic reading and math skills. But parental involvement is more important than ever for the fourth grader. Academics are getting tougher. Expectations are higher. Children who have glided through school up until now may run into unexpected difficulties. Don't worry. How Is My Fourth Grader Doing in School? will help you find out what your child knows, what your child needs to know, and how to work with your child to ensure success in school.
Synopsis
Designed for parents who want to help their children succeed in school, this educator-approved program fosters a collaboration between parent and teacher by providing home-based activities that support a child's classroom education. Features a pull-out assessment test. Line illustrations. booklet.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Developmental Overview, by Nancy Richard
Questions and Answers About Fourth Grade
How to Use This Book
Parent Observation Pages
Assessment Guide
Reading Exercises
READING COMPREHENSION VOCABULARY AND WORD STUDY
STUDY SKILLS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
STRUGGLING READERS
Writing Exercises
PREWRITING WRITING
REVISING
EDITING
Grammar, Capitalization, and Punctuation
Spelling
Handwriting
Reading and Writing Enrichment
Math Exercises
PROBLEM SOLVING NUMBER SENSE
Playing with Patterns
Estimating
Understanding Place Value
Exploring Numbers and Their Relationships
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
FRACTIONS
DECIMALS
GEOMETRY
MEASUREMENT
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Math Enrichment
Working with Your Child's Teacher
OPEN HOUSE PARENT CONFERENCES
STUDENT ASSESMENT
OBSERVING YOUR CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM
Index
Activity Pages
K-W-L CHART IDEA WEB
STORY MAP
CENTIMETER SQUARE PAPER
PRODUCT AND QUOTIENT CHART
FRACTION STRIPS
PATTERN BLOCKS, RULER, PROTRACTER