Language Arts Standards Grade 4

8/3/2019 Language Arts Standards Grade 4

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What our students should know by the end of 4th grade in:

Reading

Writing

ListeningSpeaking


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Reading - Word Analysis

Read grade level text fluently with

expression and proper pacing.R 1.1

Use word origins, synonyms and

antonyms for word meaning.

R 1.2

Use root words for word meaning.R 1.3

Interpret words and multiple meaning

words.

R 1.6


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ReadingComprehensionUse strategies when reading to understand

better.R 2.2

Make predictions about text.R 2.3

Evaluate new information and compare to

known information.R 2.4

Compare and contrast information on same

topic.R 2.5

Use cause and effect, fact and opinion.

R 2.6

Follow multi-step technical instructions.R 2.7

Literary Response & AnalysisIdentify story elements.

R 3.2

Identify causes of characters actions by using

character traits and events.R 3.3

Compare/contrast tales from different cultures.R 3.4

Define figurative language and can find it in what

I read.R 3.5


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Writing Applications

Write narratives about an object,

event or experience.W 2.1

Write responses to literature.W 2.2

Write informational reports.W 2.3

Write summaries.W 2.4


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Writing Strategies

Write with focus, structure, and point of

view.W 1.1

Write multi-paragraph essay.W 1.2

Write to convey information.W 1.3

Know organization of reference materials,

such as almanacs, newspapers and

periodicals.W 1.8

Edit and revise text.W 1.10


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English ConventionsUse simple and compound sentences.

LC 1.1

Combine short and related sentences.LC 1.2

Use regular and irregular verbs, adverbs,

prepositions and conjunctions.LC 1.3

Write quotations, parentheses, and

apostrophes correctly.LC 1.4

Capitalize proper nouns and words inquotes.

LC 1.6

Spell roots and inflections correctly.LC 1.7


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Listening & Speaking

Ask thoughtful questions, etc.1.1

Summarize major ideas.1.2

Identify how language reflects regions.1.3

Give directions and instructions.1.4

Use introductions and conclusions in presentations.1.5

Use structures to convey information.1.6

Emphasize points logically.1.7

Use details, examples, and personal anecdotes to

clarify.1.8

Use appropriate volume when speaking.1.9

Evaluate the role of media.1.10

Make narrative presentations.2.1

Make informational presentations.2.2

Deliver oral summaries.2.3

Recite brief poems.2.4


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How you can help your child at home withreading and writing.

Reading

Encourage your child to read aloud to you.

Read to and with your child regularly.

Visit the library and/or bookstore with your child on a regular

basis.

Ask your child interesting questions after reading a story and talkabout the characters, events, and ideas.

Encourage your child to ask you questions about what was read. Encourage your child to read nonfiction, informational materials

on many topics.

Help your child gain access to reference materials (for example, a

dictionary, an atlas, encyclopedias).

Schedule a family reading time in which everyone is reading. Have your child read every night for 30 minutes.

Have your child read and follow directions for games and recipes.

Writing

Encourage your child to keep a diary and/or a vacation journal. Encourage your child to engage in creative writing, including

writing poems, plays short stories, and songs. Encourage your child to write thank-you notes, letters and

e-mail messages. Support your child in editing his own work. Encourage your child to provide interesting oral summaries

of movies or television programs. Have family discussions about things you read together.

Revised July2011

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Language Arts Standards Grade 4