They select and know how to translate letter patterns into spoken language using phonics, syllabication and word parts. Students apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading. Comprehension Students read and understand fourth grade material. They draw on strategies such as generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, distinguishing among structural features of text, and comparing information from several sources. Literary Response and Analysis Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature.
Students understand the literary terms or elements of theme, plot, setting, and characters.
Process and Strategies Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing considers audience and purpose. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard English, and the writing strategies and conventions appropriate fourth grade. Students speak in a manner that guides and informs the listener's understanding of key ideas using appropriate phrasing, pitch, and expression. Speaking Applications Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a coherent topic statement.