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Elementary Integrated Language Arts - Grade 4

                                                    

 

Children in the fourth grade are exposed to a variety of reading materials including fiction, plays, poetry, and nonfiction. Children engage in literary discussion to interact with the text and extend their understanding of the reading materials. In order to construct meaning from their reading, children use their prior knowledge and make predictions as they read.  Children have internalized the reading strategies, which allows them to become more competent, active readers.  Children also develop their writing skills as they respond to their reading. The writing process is used as students write for a variety of purposes. Speaking and listening skills are refined at this level as students further develop speaking skills and strive to be more attentive listeners.

 
INDICATORS FROM THE VOLUNTARY STATE CURRICULUM:
The fourth grade student will:
 
  • Read orally at an appropriate rate
  • Read grade-level text with both high accuracy and appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression
  • Develop and apply vocabulary through exposure to a variety of texts
  • Develop a conceptual understanding of new words
  • Understand, acquire, and use new vocabulary
  • Develop comprehension skills through exposure to a variety of print and non-print texts, including traditional print and electronic texts
  • Use strategies to prepare for reading (before reading)
  • Use strategies to make meaning from text (during reading)
  • Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
 
HELPFUL PARENT TIPS:
  • Read with your child daily and discuss what is read. Let your child see you read.
  • If your child is reading and comes to an unknown word, encourage him/her to ask, “What would make sense there?” He/she could also read on and then come back to it.
  • Visit the library regularly and choose a variety of books, magazines, and newspapers.
  • Encourage writing (letters, lists, journals, diaries) and provide many varieties of paper, pens, and markers. Write notes to your child.
  • Play word games to help develop vocabulary (Scrabble, Boggle, Scattergories).
  • Spend quality time talking with and listening to your child about daily experiences. These experiences could be recorded in a journal or diary.