4th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

ELA.4.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills

• ELA.4.F.1 Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills.
• ELA.4.F.1.3 Apply sound, syllable, and morphology knowledge to read and write unfamiliar words in and out of context.
• ELA.4.F.1.4 Read grade-level texts accurately, automatically, and with appropriate prosody or expression.

ELA.4.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

• ELA.4.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
• ELA.4.R.1.1 Explain how one or more characters change and develop across a story's plot.
• ELA.4.R.1.2 Explain a stated or implied theme and how details show its development in a literary text.
• ELA.4.R.1.3 Identify the narrator's point of view and distinguish it from a character's perspective in a literary text.
• ELA.4.R.1.4 Explain how rhyme and structure create meaning in a poem.

ELA.4.R.2 Reading Informational Text

• ELA.4.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
• ELA.4.R.2.1 Explain how text features add meaning and identify problem/solution, sequence, and description structures.
• ELA.4.R.2.2 Explain how relevant details support the central idea, whether stated or implied.
• ELA.4.R.2.3 Explain an author's perspective toward a topic in an informational text.
• ELA.4.R.2.4 Explain an author's claim, plus the reasons and evidence supporting it.

ELA.4.R.3 Reading Across Genres

• ELA.4.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
• ELA.4.R.3.1 Explain how figurative language contributes to meaning in texts.
• ELA.4.R.3.2 Summarize texts to aid comprehension.
• ELA.4.R.3.2.a Summarize literary text by including plot and theme.
• ELA.4.R.3.2.b Summarize informational text by including central idea and relevant details.
• ELA.4.R.3.3 Compare and contrast accounts of the same event using primary and/or secondary sources.

ELA.4.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

• ELA.4.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
• ELA.4.C.1.1 Demonstrate legible cursive writing skills.
• ELA.4.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives with logical event sequences, descriptions, and transition words.
• ELA.4.C.1.3 Write claims with logical reasons, multi-source evidence, elaboration, and transitions.
• ELA.4.C.1.4 Write expository texts using multiple sources, elaboration, organization, and transitions.
• ELA.4.C.1.5 Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing with adult guidance and peer feedback.

ELA.4.C.2 Communicating Orally

• ELA.4.C.2 Communicating Orally.
• ELA.4.C.2.1 Present information orally in logical order using nonverbal cues, proper volume, and clear pronunciation.

ELA.4.C.3 Following Conventions

• ELA.4.C.3 Following Conventions.
• ELA.4.C.3.1 Follow grade-level conventions of standard English (grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization and spelling); the specific skills for this grade are listed in the official Conventions Progression chart.

ELA.4.C.4 Researching

• ELA.4.C.4 Researching.
• ELA.4.C.4.1 Research questions using multiple valid sources and organize information about the topic.

ELA.4.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

• ELA.4.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
• ELA.4.C.5.1 Arrange multimedia elements to create emphasis in oral or written work.
• ELA.4.C.5.2 Use digital writing tools, alone or collaboratively, to plan, draft, and revise writing.

ELA.4.V.1 Finding Meaning

• ELA.4.V.1 Finding Meaning.
• ELA.4.V.1.1 Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
• ELA.4.V.1.2 Use common Greek and Latin roots, base words, and affixes to determine meanings of unfamiliar words.
• ELA.4.V.1.3 Use context, figurative language, word relationships, and references to determine multiple-meaning and unknown word meanings.