Theme
4th Grade Houghton Mifflin Reading At A Glance
W Comprehensi
k on Strategy
Comprehension
Skill
Content
Skill
How to…
Structural
Analysis
Spelling
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar
2: American Stories
1: Journeys
Back To School - Review
1
Summarize
Story structure
read a
magazine
article
read a
haiku
Base words
and endings
-er and -est
Suffixes –ly
and -y
/ă/, /ā/, /ĕ/, /ē/
2
Predict/
Infer
Author’s Viewpoint
3
Monitor/
Clarify
4
Text organization
read a
map
syllabication
/ŭ/, /yōō/, /ōō/
Question
Noting details
how to
outline
Word roots
tele, rupt
Homophones
5
Predict/
Infer
Connecting and
comparing lit
Week 1-4
review
Week 1-4
review
6
gen
re
Monitor/
Clarify
Understanding
mysteries
1
Predict/
Infer
Sequence of events
2
Evaluate
Making inferences
3
Summarize
making
generalizations
4
Question
Categorize and
classify
read a
newspape
r article
5
Evaluate
Connecting and
comparing lit
Week 1-4
review
6
Summarize
Understanding plays
gen
read a
soc stud.
Article
read
instructio
ns
read song
lyrics
news article
Kinds of sentences
Response
journal entry
Subjects and
predicates
Answering
questions
compound
sentences
Dictionary
guide words
Friendly letter
Common nouns
Week 1-4 review
Week 1-4
review
Workshop:
Personal Nar.
Week 1-4 review:
Adverbs
Base words
and endings
Short and long
vowels
Idioms
Mystery
Sentences and
phrases
Contractions
/ou/ and /ô/
Antonyms
Essay
Proper nouns
word roots
sign and
spect
Suffixes –er,
-or, and -ist
/oo/ and /ŏŏ/
Dictionary
entry words
Character
sketch
Singular and plural
nouns
/îr/, /är/, and
/âr/
Using
context
Business letter
More plural nouns
Possessives
/ôr/, /ûr/, and
/yŏŏr/
Multiplemeaning
words
Journal writing
Singular and plural
possessive nouns
Week 1-4
review
Week 1-4 review
Week 1-4
review
Workshop:
Description
Week 1-4 review:
compound
sentences
Suffixes –er,
-or, -ist
Homophones
Clipped
words
Play
Adding details
about nouns
/ĭ/, /ī/, /ŏ/, /ō/
Multiplemeaning
words
Alphabetical
order in a
dictionary
Using a
thesaurus
Theme
3: That’s Amazing
4: Problem Solvers
W
k
Comprehen
sion
Strategy
Comprehension
Skill
Content
Skill
How to…
Structural
Analysis
Spelling
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar
1
Noting details
read a
poem
read a
timeline
Compound
words
Suffix -able
Compound words
Synonyms
Explanation
Action verbs
2
Monitor/
clarify
Question
Final /ər/, /l/, /əl/
Announcement
Main verbs/
helping verbs
3
Evaluate
Fantasy and Realism
read a
diagram
Words with
-ed or -ing
Words with
-ed or -ing
Pronunciation key in
dictionary
Syllables in a
dictionary
Summary
Present/Past/
Future Tenses
Question
Connecting and
comparing lit
Week 1-3
review
Week 1-3
review
Week 1-3 review
Week 1-3
review
Workshop:
Story
Week 1-3 review:
possessive nouns
Words with
the suffix
-ible
Prefixes re-,
mis-, and ex-
/k/, /ng/, and
/kw/
base words &
inflected
forms
Word
families
Opinion
paragraph
The irregular verb
be
Taking notes
Other irregular
verbs
Prefixes
pre-, con-,
and comVCCV pattern
Final /j/ and /s/
Suffixes in a
dictionary
Adjectives
VCCV pattern
Week 1-4
review
Week 1-4 review
word
connotations
Week 1-4
review
Comparisoncomparison
composition
message
Prefixes re-,
mis-, and expre-, con-,
and com-
VCCV pattern
4
Compare and
contrast
1
Predict/
Infer
Predicting outcomes
skim and
scan
2
Evaluate
Problem solving
take
notes
3
Summarize
Drawing conclusions
follow
directions
4
Question
Story structure
5
Summarize
Connecting and
comparing lit
view fine
art
Week 1-4
review
6
Monitor/
Clarify
Understanding
poetry
gen
re
Final /ē/
Analogies
Workshop:
Persuasive
story
Poem
Comparing with
adjectives
Week 1-4 review:
Present/Past/
Future Tenses
Using exact
adjectives
Theme
W
k
Comprehen
sion
Strategy
Comprehension
Skill
Content Skill
How to…
Structural
Analysis
Spelling
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar
1
Predict/
infer
Monitor/
clarify
Cause and
effect
Making
judgments
take notes
Prefixes and
suffixes
Changing final
y to i
Prefixes and
suffixes
Changing final y
to i
Prefixes in a
dictionary
Homophones
Subject pronouns
3
Evaluate
Fact and
opinion
read a chart
VCV pattern
VCV pattern
Word
histories in a
dictionary
Information
paragraph
Problem/
solution
paragraph
Singular and
plural
possessive
pronouns
4
Evaluate
Connecting and
comparing lit
Week 1-3
review
Week 1-3
review
Week 1-3 review
Week 1-3
review
WORKSHOP:
Personal
Essay
Week 1-3 review;
Adjectives
5
Question
VCV and VCCV
patterns
VCV pattern
Animal
descriptors
Pourquoi tale
Combining
sentences
1
Summarize
Following
directions
use SQRRR
Three-syllable
words
Three-syllable
words
How-to
paragraph
Adverbs
2
Monitor/
clarify
adjust your
rate of reading
Suffixes –ness,
-less, and -ion
Unusual spellings
Leaning log
entry
Comparing with
adverbs
3
Predict/
Infer
Topic, main
idea, and
supporting
details
Making
inferences
More
multiplemeaning
words
Analogies
skim and scan
Word roots
graph, tract
Silent
Consonants
Writing a
speech
4
Monitor/
Clarify
Connecting and
comparing lit
Week 1-3
Review
Week 1-3
Review
Week 1-3 Review
Prepositions and
prepositional
phrases
Week 1-3 review;
Object pronouns
6: Nature: Friend and Foe
5: Heroes
2
follow a recipe
The parts of
speech in a
dictionary
Week 1-3
Review
WORKSHOP:
Persuasive
essay
Object pronouns
Singular and plural
possessive
pronouns