Learning Activity:
 
Display words on the board and have students say them aloud. Recite the word wall. This is related to writing in that students are exposed to words they will one day write. The teacher should also say the word when it is quiet so all hear proper pronunciation.

Learning Activity: 

Students arrange letters to form words. Use whatever tangible you have in the classroom. Have students say the words they created either isolated or in a sentence. Then, they write the word down. A way to differentiate is varying how much writing is asked of each student. 
 

Learning Activity: 

To gauge where students are in their fluency level, assess students reading aloud. Mark each time there is an error. Use the information gleaned in assessment to guide instruction. Words that were mispronounced can be written.
The above mentioned is an assessment. A wonderful class activity is choral reading.

Learning Activity:

Use a program like Sadlier's Vocabulary Workshop. The entire school year is organized into 12-15 units. Each unit has 10-20 words that students master in 5-7 school days. Activities in each unit include vocabulary in context reading and writing assignments and synonym and antonym identification. There is also a computer program which students really like. 

Learning Activity: 

Assign students a text to read. After reading, students must answer questions. In order to answer the questions right, they must have understood what was read. Some questions are multiple choice. At least half require writing sentences.