University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Graduate Research Papers Student Work 2001 Alternate reading curriculum for grade 4 Cheryl A. Werner University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2001 Cheryl A. Werner Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp Part of the Gifted Education Commons Recommended Citation Werner, Cheryl A., "Alternate reading curriculum for grade 4" (2001). Graduate Research Papers. 1730. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1730 This Open Access Graduate Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Research Papers by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Alternate reading curriculum for grade 4 Abstract Dubuque Community School District (DCSD) recognized the need to create alternate reading activities for the advanced readers in its elementary schools. The core reading ~iculum did not provide for the students reading at least two years above grade level. These advanced readers, who have already demonstrated mastery of the content of the basal reading program, must spend their valuable time working with alternate materials created to address their needs in the regular classroom. This alternate reading curriculum, expanded from the core, contains opportunities rich in reading, writing, research, and student choice. These differentiated activities provide the environment necessary