All About Reading Level 4 Kit (Color Edition)

Your student will learn exciting new concepts, including words with multiple suffixes, fifteen new phonograms, and methods for decoding multisyllable words – and continue to establish a firm foundation for a lifetime of learning. Every component of reading is taught: decoding (phonics and structural analysis), vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Below is a sampling in each area.

 Learn phonograms EY, EAR, UI, IE, PH, GU, GN, AUGH, EI, OUGH, SI, MB, OUR, CI, and RH

 Read words containing the new phonograms, such as honey, early, juice, field, phase, guest, gnat, daughter,
beige, rough, mission, comb, journey, special, and rhyme

 Decode multisyllabic words

 Read words with multiple suffixes, as in thankfully

 Read words with a variety of suffixes, including -ible, -able, -ance, -ence, -sion, -ic, -al, -ous, -ist, -ism, -ity,-ize, -ary, and -ery.

 Read words containing unaccented syllables, as in pirate, Alaska, and doctor

 Read words with silent letters, as in half and comb

 Discuss new words in the context of the story and one’s own life

 Explore varying dialects and regional language

 Understand homonyms and heteronyms

 Understand synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idioms, personification, acronyms, and hyperbole

 Explore words containing influences from Greek, French, Spanish, and Italian

 Read with accuracy

 Read with meaningful expression

 Read with natural phrasing

 Connect text to own experiences

 Read stories with alternating points of view

 Make predictions and inferences

 Compare and contrast main characters and stories

 Discuss main conflict and character transformation

 Skim for specific information

 Discuss shades of meaning

 Summarize the text