A Word a Day (Grade 4)

Help students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 4. Activities such as indentifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom.

Research shows that strong vocabulary and word knowledge is directly linked to academic accomplishment. Make surestudents develop the rich vocabulary that's essential to successful reading comprehension and academic achievement with A Word a Day. Each book in this newly revised series covers 144 words in 36 engaging weekly units. And with new features, such as an oral review and a written assessment for each week, it's easier than ever to help students develop the vocabulary they need.

A Word a Day
- contains 144 daily lessons that easily integrate into any classroom. The structured 10 to 15-minute activities introduce words in a flexible format that can be used for morning warm-ups or to keep students engaged during transition times.
- includes new additions that help reinforce vocabulary. New weekly oral reviews and written assessments ask students to apply their new words through group discussions, questions in test format, and an open-ended writing prompt.
- uses multiple approaches to teach vocabulary. Oral activities provide multiple opportunities to develop word meaning indentifying features that are and are not attributes of the words, making personal connections to the words, and using the words in context while completing several types of exercises. By using and thinking about words in multiple ways, students build a deeper understanding of word meaning that goes beyond surface-level memorization.
- serves as a valuable test-prep tool. Vocabulary development enhances critical thinking, promotes comprehension of new concepts, and is the most important factor in reading comprehension, all of which are skills students need to perform successfully on assessments.
- is correlated to state standards.