Reading and Writing With Understanding

Comprehension in Fourth and Fifth Grades

Sally Hampton and Lauren B. Resnick

Students in the upper elementary grades are ready for the excitement and rewards of reading and writing with increasing comprehension. But how can you prepare these 9- to 11-year-olds to meet—and beat—the challenges of increasingly complex texts? What do fourth and fifth graders need in order to grow as thoughtful readers and effective writers?

Here you’ll find

Classroom ideas specially targeted for students at this critical stage of literacy development

Dozens of examples of student performances

Detailed commentaries on student work

Through this rich portrait of young readers engaged in making meaning, you’ll learn how to set expectations for learning and hone your teaching to help students succeed in your classroom—and beyond.

Part of the influential New Standards project, Reading and Writing With Understanding is informed by the best thinking of a committee of distinguished educators:

An IRA Book Club selection, December 2008

© 2009 | 152 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-767-6

Also of interest:

Reading and Writing Grade by Grade

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 4

Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Grade 5

Quality Comprehension

Comprehension Shouldn’t Be Silent

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