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