This Table of Contents outlines the content of the new Reader's Handbook for grades 4–5. To learn more about the 4–5 book, see Sample Pages Menu. For more information about the series, see the website for the recently published Reader's Handbook for grades 6–8. INDEX   How to Use This Book VI. Reading Fiction XII. Improving Vocabulary I. Introduction VII. Reading Poetry   Reader's Almanac II. The Reading Process VIII. Reading Drama       Strategy HB III. Reading Know-how IX. Reading on the Internet       Reading Tools IV. Reading Textbooks X. Reading Graphics       Word Parts: V. Reading Nonfiction XI. Reading for Tests         Prefixes,                 Suffixes, Roots How to Use This Book   Goals   Uses   Book Organization   I. Introduction A. What Is Reading? B. Why You Read C. What Happens When You Read      Visualizing Reading      The Reading and Writing Process   II. The Reading Process A. Before Reading      Set a Purpose, Preview, Plan B. During Reading      Read with a Purpose, Connect C. After Reading      Pause and Reflect, Reread, Remember   III. Reading Know-how A. Essential Reading Skills      Making Inferences      Drawing Conclusions      Comparing and Contrasting      Evaluating      Predicting B. Reading Actively      Being an Active Reader      Finding a Reading Place      Finding Time for Reading C. Reading Paragraphs      Finding the Subject      Finding the Main Idea      Ways of Organizing Paragraphs D. Kinds of Reading      The Trouble with Paragraphs      Knowing How Paragraphs Are Organized E. Ways of Organizing Paragraphs      Time Order      Location Order      Order of Importance      Cause and Effect Order      Comparison-Contrast Order   IV. Reading Textbooks A. Reading Different Subjects      1. Reading Social Studies      2. Reading Science      3. Reading Math B. Focus on School Reading      Focus on Word Problems      Focus on Questions C. Elements of Textbooks Glossary; Headings; Illustrations and Photographs; Index; Maps; Previews; Study Questions; Table of Contents; Text   V. Reading Nonfiction A. Reading Kinds of Nonfiction      1. Reading a Magazine Article      2. Reading News Story B. Ways of Reading Nonfiction      Focus on Personal Essay      Focus on Persuasive Writing      Focus on Biography      Focus on Real World Reading C. Elements of Nonfiction      Argument/Persuasion; Cause and Effect;      Argument/Persuasion; Cause and Effect;      Chronological Order; Comparison and Contrast;      Connotation and Denotation; Details; Editorial;      Fact and Opinion; Interview; Lead; Main Idea;      Problem/Solution; Topic Sentence-Supporting Details   VI. Reading Fiction A. Reading Kinds of Fiction      1. Reading a Folk Tale      2. Reading a Novel B. Ways of Reading Fiction      Focus on Characters      Focus on Setting      Focus on Dialogue      Focus on Plot      Focus on Theme      Focus on Authors C. Elements of Fiction      Antagonist and Protagonist; Author's Purpose;      Character; Dialogue and Dialect; Genre; Mood;      Point of View; Plot; Setting; Style; Symbol; Theme   VII. Reading Poetry A. Reading a Poem B. Ways of Reading Poetry      Focus on Language      Focus on Meaning      Focus on Sound and Shape C. Elements of Poetry      Alliteration; Connotation and Denotation;      Exaggeration; Free Verse; Idiom; Imagery;      Metaphor; Mood; Onomatopoeia; Personification;      Repetition; Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme; Rhythm,      Simile; Stanza; Symbol; Tone and Voice   VIII. Reading Drama A. Reading a Play B. Ways of Reading Drama      Focus on Language      Focus on Theme C. Elements of Drama      Acts and Scenes; Cast of Characters; Dialogue;      Plot; Setting; Stage Directions; Theme   IX. Reading on the Internet A. Reading a Website B. Elements of the Internet      Email; Links; Parts of a Website; Search Engine;      World Wide Web   X. Reading Graphics A. Reading a Graphic B. Elements of Graphics      Bar Graphs; Circle Graph or Pie Chart; Diagrams;      Drawings and Illustrations; Line Graphs; Maps;      Photographs; Tables; Timelines   XI. Reading for Tests A. Reading a Test and Test Questions B. Focus on Kinds of Tests      Focus on Essay Tests      Focus on Math Tests      Focus on Science Tests      Focus on Social Studies Tests   XII. Improving Vocabulary A. Learning New Words      Collect New Words      Use Your New Words      Exercise Your Word Skills B. Building Vocabulary Skills      Look at Context Clues      Know your Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots      Use Word Parts as Clues      Use a Dictionary C. Understanding New Terms D. Mastering Vocabulary Tests      Definition Questions      Synonym Questions      Antonym Questions      Analogy Questions   Reader's Almanac   Strategy Handbook      Close Reading; Looking for Cause and Effect;      Note-taking; Paraphrasing;      Questioning the Author; Reading Critically;      Skimming; Summarizing;Synthesizing;      Using Graphic Organizers;      Visualizing and Thinking Aloud   Reading Tools      Argument Chart; Cause-Effect Organizer;      Character Development Chart; Character Map;      Class and Text Notes; Classification Notes;      Concept Map; Critical Reading Chart;      Double-entry Journal; Fiction Organizer;      5 W's Organizer; Inference Chart;      Key Word or Topic Notes; K-W-L Chart;      Main Idea Organizer; Nonfiction Organizer;      Paraphrase or Retelling Chart; Plot Diagram;      Point-of-View Organizer; Process Notes;      Setting Chart; Storyboard; Story Organizer;      Story String; Summary Notes; Thinking Tree;      Timeline or Sequence Notes; Two Per Line;      Venn Diagram; Webs; Website Profiler   Word Parts: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots      Prefixes; Suffixes; Greek and Latin Roots Acknowledgments Author and Title Index Skills and Terms Index