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Reading
Oral Language/Decoding
SPI's
& Reporting Categories (based on Tennessee Curriculum
Standards)
Internet
Resources
Recognize the sounds of language (i.e., alliteration, rhyme,
and repetition). 4.1.26 T
All
About Alliteration - (3rd-5th) Responding to Literature
Through a Poetry Link - a lesson plan from Read.Write.Think
Circus
Builder - Gather up acts for a three-ring circus by finding matching vowel
sounds. Select the word that has the same vowel sound as the given word. (rhyming
words)
Welcome
to Alpine Ski Lodge - For each given word, you will be given a list of three
words and asked to select the one with the same vowel sound as the letter pair
(in red) in the given word. (rhyming words)
Read
a passage and answer questions to show comprehension.
Brainchild
Test - [this link opens in a new window] 12 questions
- Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their
areas of weakness.
Get
The Idea - [this link opens in a new window] read
text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting
details and facts (Author - Lois Davis)
Fourth
Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read
each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
Root
Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or
suffix. (a PowerPoint show created by Connie Campbell)
Rooting
Out Words - Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the
market by uncovering the roots of words. (three categories, several difficulty
levels - from FunBrain)
Suffix-ly
- [this link opens in a new window] use simple strategies
to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of
suffixes. (Author - Lois Davis)
Identify
grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context. 4.1.7 V
Breaking
Down Compound Words - In the following sentences, find the compound word and
type it in as two separate words.
Forming
Compound Words - Match the words in the center with the words in the corners
to form compound words that are found in a kitchen.
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; Evening News Report,
or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Snowman
Builder - [this link opens in a new window] Build
a family of snowmen as you review four different skills. Select the word below
that completes the compound word.
Use headings, graphics, and captions to
make meaning from text. 4.1.8 T
Select
appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context. 4.1.9 V
Antonyms
- When you see the word that is a antonym of the given word, click on the button
at the bottom right of the screen. Be quick! The choices for each antonym will
only cycle through twice. (Warning: this is difficult)
Worksheets
- print worksheets using the dictionary to complete assignments
Recognize
and use grade appropriate vocabulary within text. 4.1.11 V
FCAT
Vocabulary Building Practice - as you click on the word lists on the right,
when the words come up, be sure and click on the bottom links for activities that
go with each set of words.
Multiple
Meanings - online quiz that requires thinking about word meanings
Fact
or Opinion? - if a sentence is a fact, click the circle next to fact
Fact
or Opinion Quiz - Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from
the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your
score out of ten.
Storygram
- Fill out these two pages to help students identify story elements and sequencing
Make
predictions about the text. 4.1.17 MG
Follow
the Clues - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions
about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
Prediction
Cards - Prediction Cards combine the fun of guessing with the joy of making
art. Students use details from the beginning of a story to encourage classmates
to predict what will happen and to inspire them to read the story themselves.
Prediction
Game - predict what picture lies behind the squares
Story
Board - a graphic organizer to help your students make predictions
about a story (K-2 and 3-5 activities included)
Use
Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books - Predicting involves more
than trying to figure out what happens next. As kids find evidence to form hunches,
they also ask questions, recall facts, reread, skim, infer, draw conclusions,
and, ultimately, comprehend the text more fully. (3-5) The
Prediction Book Report
Select
questions to clarify thinking. 4.1.18 MG
Asking
Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important
question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself,
you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks
students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five.
Questioning
Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO
Identify
different forms of text (e.g., poems, drama, fiction and nonfiction). 4.1.19
C
Cause
and Effect - Combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and
effect.
Cause
and Effect - Fill in the missing statement to create a cause and effect.
What
Caused It? - [this link opens in a new window]
identify cause and effect patterns in text (science content is used to teach this
reading skill) (Author - Sandi King)
Identify
similes and metaphors. 4.1.21 T
Figurative
Language - Learning about similes and metaphors; could be used as whole class
activity
Simile
Lesson - Great for whole class activity for practice
Select
sources from which to gather information on a given topic. 4.1.23
T
The
ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of
Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information
literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to
determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides
that practice.
Critical
Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many
types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything
you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out
there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
Evaluation
of information sources - This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating
information resources, particularly those on the Internet.
Transitional
Words - often used transitional word list to print for students
Identify
the most reliable sources of information for preparing a report. 4.2.8
T
The
ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of
Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information
literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to
determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides
that practice.
Critical
Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many
types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything
you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out
there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
Identify
the correct use of nouns (e.g., singular and plural, common and proper, singular
and plural possessives), verbs (i.e., agreement, tenses, action and linking) and
adjectives (i.e., comparison forms and articles) within context. 4.3.1
G
Plural
Girls - type the correct plural form of words
Plural
Play - In this two player tic-tac-toe game students drag words to their correct
plural ending
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; The Big Cleanup, Memo
to Dr. Pett, Wild About Animals, Who's That Character?, E-mail to Lou, Crazy Corn,
or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Identify
declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate
end marks. 4.3.2 G
Punctuation Paintball
- Three levels are available: easy includes only capitals, periods,
question marks and exclamation marks; medium adds commas; and
hard adds quotation marks. When you see the registration page
click on .
Select
the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context. 4.3.3 WP
English Eggs - drag words to
create a complete sentence
Environmental
Rescue - [this link opens in a new window] Turn
a polluted pond into a paradise by building complete sentences.
Is
this sentence correct? - (online Quia Quiz) Mark the sentence correct or not
by clicking on the yes or no button.
Sentence
Sort - Select the correct type of sentences; simple, compound, or complex.
Sentence
Speedway - drag each sentence part with its car to the correct lane.
Sentence
Structure - select correct sentence structure (underlined in the sentences)
Identify
the correct usage of pronouns (i.e., subject, object, and agreement) and adverbs
(i.e., comparison forms and negatives) within context. 4.3.4
G
Adjectives/Adverbs
- Change adjectives into adverbs in this online quiz.
Identify
the correct usage of commas (e.g., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters,
introductory words, and compound sentences) within context. 4.3.5
G
Dear Mr. Henshaw
- [this link opens in a new window] parts of a friendly
letter (a Quia quiz)
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; The Clumsy Chef,
or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Quiz
on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph
will appear in the top text-area.
Using
Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Click on "The sentence, please!"
and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or
commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Using
Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!"
and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or
commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
Recognize
usage errors occurring within context (e.g., double negatives, troublesome word
groups, [i.e., to, too, two, there, their, they’re, its, it’s). 4.3.6 G
Its/It's
and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after
each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; The Judge Moody Show,
or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Sit
or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit"
or "set."
There
there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
They're/their/there
- Click on the buttons to select the correct answer (a different quiz)
To
Lie / To Lay and To Sit / To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided
after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
To/Two/Too - [this
link opens in a new window] Learn the difference between the homophones
to, two, and too using this Quia quiz [5 questions per page]
To/Two/Too
- Quia quiz; choose the correct homonym
To/Two/Too
- (2) [this link opens in a new window] Learn the
difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a different Quia quiz) [1
question per page]
Too,
two, and too - a story to help students work on too, two, and too (print this
and make corrections)
Identify
correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context. 4.3.7 T
Alien Scavenger
Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word
you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
Alien
Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash - Use the mouse to click on letters that make
up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
Fearless
Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda
says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game
Goo (learning that sticks)
Fearless
Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the
words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game
Goo (learning that sticks)
Choose
the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations. 4.3.9
G
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; The Nightly Business
Report, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Punctuation
Paintball - Three levels are available: easy includes only
capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks; medium
adds commas; and hard adds quotation marks. When you see the
registration page click on .
Select Hard for this SPI.
Power
Proofreading - Choose 4th grade then select; Baseball Play-by-Play,
HME-TV Auction, The Plastic Fantastic, or any one of the mixed practice
exercises.
Quiz
on Subject-Verb Agreement - Select one answer from the choices provided after
each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (2) - After each sentence select the verb form
that will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of
arriving at the correct choice for that sentence.
Quiz
on Subject-Verb Agreement (3) - After each sentence select the verb form that
will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of arriving
at the correct choice for that sentence.
Brainchild
Test - [this link opens in a new window] 12 questions
- Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their
areas of weakness.
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