4th Grade ELA (Indiana Academic Standards)

Reading Foundations (RF)

• 4.RF.1 Use knowledge of the six common syllable types to decode unfamiliar words.
• 4.RF.2 Combine letter–sound, syllable and word-part knowledge to read unfamiliar long words accurately in context.
• 4.RF.3 Read grade-level or harder texts aloud smoothly and accurately, with expression that shows understanding.

Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 4.RC.1 Refer to specific details in a text when explaining what it says and when making inferences.
• 4.RC.2 Retell the main events of a story, myth, legend or novel, identify its theme and support it with evidence.
• 4.RC.3 Describe a character, setting or event in depth using details and explain its effect on the plot.
• 4.RC.4 Compare how stories are told from different points of view, including first and third person.
• 4.RC.5 Identify the main idea, support it with key details and summarize the text.
• 4.RC.6 Use text features such as charts, headings and fonts to find information and understand a text.
• 4.RC.7 Identify how a text is organized, e.g. chronology, cause and effect, or problem and solution.
• 4.RC.8 Tell fact from opinion and explain how an author backs claims with reasons and evidence.
• 4.RC.9 Combine information from two texts on the same topic to build knowledge.
• 4.RC.10 Use context clues and text features to work out the meaning of unknown words.
• 4.RC.11 Recognize word relationships such as homographs, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms and multiple meanings.
• 4.RC.12 Use prefixes, suffixes, Greek and Latin roots and known words to work out word meanings.
• 4.RC.13 Explain how similes, metaphors, hyperbole and other figurative language create meaning in literature.

Writing (W)

• 4.W.1 Write opinion pieces that state an opinion, give reasons, link ideas and conclude.
• 4.W.2 Write informative texts that introduce a topic, group related information, use text features and conclude.
• 4.W.3 Write narratives about real or imagined events with a clear sequence, descriptive details and a fitting ending.
• 4.W.4 Plan, draft, revise, edit and publish with technology, producing clear writing suited to the task.
• 4.W.5 Research a question with varied sources, judge reliability, summarize in own words, credit sources and present findings.
• 4.W.6 Use grade 4 grammar: relative and reflexive pronouns, progressive verbs, consistent tense and sentences joined by conjunctions.
• 4.W.7 Use capitals, punctuation and spelling rules, including apostrophes, quotation marks and commas.

Communication and Collaboration (CC)

• 4.CC.1 Take part in partner, group and teacher-led discussions, building on others' ideas and sharing one's own clearly.
• 4.CC.2 Ask and answer specific questions to clarify information and connect comments to others' remarks.
• 4.CC.3 Summarize main ideas and evidence from texts read aloud or information in various media.
• 4.CC.4 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker gives to support key points.
• 4.CC.5 Report on a topic, text or experience in an organized way with facts and details, speaking clearly at a good pace.
• 4.CC.6 Give organized, focused oral presentations, using multimedia to develop ideas and engage listeners.
• 4.CC.7 Recognize claims in print, images and multimedia and identify the evidence used to support them.