Grade 4

Reading Literature and Informational Text (range of reading and text complexity)  

Writing (range of writing)  

Speaking and Listening  

Language

Foundational Skills  

Students inquire about and comprehend key ideas and details in a variety of texts.

Students investigate the craft and structure of a variety of texts.

Students integrate knowledge to make meaningful connections between ideas in diverse texts.

Students apply their knowledge of text types and purposes.

Students use various processes to produce and distribute a wide range of their writing.

Students research to build and present knowledge in writing.

Students present their knowledge and ideas orally and comprehensibly

Students apply strategies for listening and collaborate with others to comprehend what is heard and spoken.

Students apply strategies to comprehend and utilize vocabulary appropriately in a variety of contexts: social, instructional, and academic.

Students recognize and apply conventions of English in order to produce oral and written texts.

Students apply print concepts when they read.

Students apply phonics and word recognition skills when they read.

Students read a range of texts with fluency.

Ask and answer questions that help make co nnections between different parts of the text

Explain events, procedures, i deas, or concepts in expository text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text

Describe the characters in any story, and show an understanding of their relationship to the plot or sequence of events

Use main ideas and supporting details of a text to summarize the text

Describe characteristic s of common forms of literature such as poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction

Recognize word parts as a way to decode unfamiliar words, and predict possible meanings

Describe the overall structur e of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action

Distinguish a reader’s point of view from that of the author, narrator, or characters/people in the text

Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs

Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story

Explore similar topics in narrative and expository texts

Show in-depth understanding of a character in a stor y or drama, drawing on specific details in the text

Recount a situation written in the past, and imagine being in that situation in order to write about it using conditional language

Write definitions for concrete and abstract words and concepts, and support with examples

Write a narrative based on an informational tex t, and create dialogue for characters in the story

Demonstrate and produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to a task and purpose (e.g., writing opinion pieces)

Provide, and respond to, questions and suggestions that add details to strengthen writing as needed, working with peers

Explore a variety of digital tools to produce an d publish writing, with guidance and support, including in collaboration with peers

Draw evidence from literary or informational text s to support interpretation, inference, reflection, and research in shared research and writing projec ts; to examine topics care fully; and use the writing process to prepare multiparagraph texts

Participate in shared research, writing projec ts, and presentations that answer a question about how something works

Create a dialogue presentation that explores mu ltiple sides of an issue, working with a partner

Demonstrate that intonation, expr ession, and emphasis are part of meaning

Relate differences in messages and stories in visual media and in print

Show comprehension of information presented in diverse media formats by predicting content before and during listening, and summarize orally when completed

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions—one-on- one, in groups, and teacher led— with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing own ideas clearly

Apply knowledge of word origins, derivati ons, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases

Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings

Apply word knowledge when producing oral and written texts

Demonstrate, with support, a developing grade -level appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Demonstrate a developing grade-level appropriat e command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Demonstrate understanding of the or ganization and basic features of print

Assess grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension