4th Grade Reading & Writing

 

 ELAR Roadmaps Overview 

The English Language Arts curricula are aligned with the Texas ELAR TEKS that are based on the Michigan Association Of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA) units and Lucy Calkins’s workshops. Click this link to learn more about the Michigan Association Of Intermediate School Administrators.  It incorporates both individual and collaborative learning activities. 

Reading Unit 1 – Launching Strong Reading Habits 

 

Either click on the picture or UMCDC MAISA 4th Grade "Launching Strong Reading Habits" Unit 1 to view the Roadmap. This will open your own copy of the Roadmap in https://roadmap.center that you can personalize and send to your students. (Please make sure you have created an account for yourself at https://roadmap.center beforehand.) Also check out the How-To Videos to learn how to use, modify, and share your Roadmap.

 Example Lesson of the Teacher Version of a Reading Roadmap 

 

Either click on the picture or “Readers create strong habits to make their reading the best it can be.”  to view the sample lesson.

 Example Lesson of the Student Version of a Reading Roadmap 

 

Either click on the picture or “Readers create strong habits to make their reading the best it can be.”  to view the sample lesson.

Writing Unit 1 – Realistic Fiction 

 

Either click on the picture or UMCDC 4th Grade MAISA Writing Unit 1 Realistic Fiction (20-21) to view the Roadmap. This will open your own copy of the Roadmap in https://roadmap.center that you can personalize and send to your students. (Please make sure you have created an account for yourself at https://roadmap.center beforehand.) Also check out the How-To Videos to learn how to use, modify, and share your Roadmap.

 

 Example Lesson of the Teacher Version of a Writing Roadmap 

 

Either click on the picture or Writers step into the shoes of their characters to draft a story with heart to view the sample lesson.

**For more information on our Reading & Writing Roadmaps please feel free to email tcet@unt.edu

 Example Lesson of the Student Version of a Writing Roadmap 

 

Either click on the picture or Writers step into the shoes of their characters to draft a story with heart to view the sample lesson.