Grade 4 English (North Carolina SCOS)

Reading Standards for Foundational Skills (RF)

• RF.4.2 Write legibly in cursive.
• RF.4.4 Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis to decode words.
• RF.4.4a Use letter-sound, syllable, and morphology knowledge to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
• RF.4.5 Read accurately and fluently enough to support understanding.
• RF.4.5a Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
• RF.4.5b Read prose and poetry aloud accurately, at a suitable rate, with expression.
• RF.4.5c Use context to confirm or correct word reading, rereading as needed.

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

• RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples when explaining what a text says and when inferring.
• RL.4.2 Work out the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details and summarize the text.
• RL.4.3 Describe a character, setting, or event in depth using specific details.
• RL.4.4 Work out the meaning of words and phrases, including those that affect meaning and tone.
• RL.4.5 Explain differences between poems, drama, and prose and their structural elements.
• RL.4.6 Compare first- and third-person narration across stories.
• RL.4.7 Connect a text with a visual or oral version, noting where each reflects the text.
• RL.4.9 Compare themes, topics, and patterns of events in stories and myths from different cultures.
• RL.4.10 Read grades 4–5 literature independently for sustained periods, linking to prior knowledge.

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

• RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples when explaining what a text says and when inferring.
• RI.4.2 Find the main idea, explain how key details support it, and summarize the text.
• RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why.
• RI.4.4 Work out the meaning of general academic and subject-specific words in grade 4 texts.
• RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, or information in a text.
• RI.4.6 Compare firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event.
• RI.4.7 Interpret visual, oral, or quantitative information and explain how it helps understanding.
• RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points.
• RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to write or speak knowledgeably.
• RI.4.10 Read grades 4–5 informational texts independently for sustained periods.

Writing Standards (W)

• W.4.1 Write opinion pieces supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
• W.4.1a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.4.1b Introduce the topic, state an opinion, and group related ideas logically.
• W.4.1c Give reasons supported by facts and details.
• W.4.1d Link opinion and reasons with words and phrases.
• W.4.1e Write a concluding statement related to the opinion.
• W.4.1f With guidance, revise and edit for task, purpose, and audience.
• W.4.2 Write informative texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly.
• W.4.2a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.4.2b Introduce the topic, group information in paragraphs, and add formatting or illustrations.
• W.4.2c Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, and examples.
• W.4.2d Link ideas within categories with words and phrases.
• W.4.2e Use precise language and subject-specific vocabulary.
• W.4.2f Write a concluding statement or section related to the information.
• W.4.2g With guidance, revise and edit for task, purpose, and audience.
• W.4.3 Write narratives with descriptive details and clear event sequences.
• W.4.3a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.4.3b Orient the reader with a situation and narrator or characters and order events naturally.
• W.4.3c Use dialogue and description to develop events or show characters' responses.
• W.4.3d Use a range of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
• W.4.3e Use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details to convey experiences precisely.
• W.4.3f Write a conclusion that follows from the events narrated.
• W.4.3g With guidance, revise and edit for task, purpose, and audience.
• W.4.4 With some guidance, use digital tools and keyboarding to publish writing and work with others.
• W.4.5 Carry out short research projects on different aspects of a topic.
• W.4.6 Gather relevant print and digital information, take notes, categorize it, and list sources.

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

• SL.4.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 4 topics, building on others' ideas.
• SL.4.1a Come prepared, having read the material and drawn on other knowledge.
• SL.4.1b Follow agreed rules and carry out assigned roles.
• SL.4.1c Ask and answer questions to clarify or follow up information and link to others' remarks.
• SL.4.1d Review the key ideas and explain their own ideas after the discussion.
• SL.4.2 Paraphrase parts of a read-aloud or of information presented in different media.
• SL.4.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker gives to support points.
• SL.4.4 Report on a topic or tell a story in an organized way, adjusting formality to the situation.
• SL.4.5 Add audio and visual displays to presentations where they support main ideas.

Language Standards (L)

• L.4.1 Use grade 4 grammar: progressive tenses, modals, adjective order, fragments, and relative pronouns.
• L.4.2 Use capitals, punctuation, commas, quotation marks, title formatting, and spelling conventions.
• L.4.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
• L.4.3a Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.
• L.4.3b Choose punctuation for effect.
• L.4.3c Tell contexts that need formal English from informal ones.
• L.4.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using several strategies and reference materials.
• L.4.5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances.
• L.4.5a Explain simple similes and metaphors in context.
• L.4.5b Recognize and explain common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
• L.4.6 Learn and use grade-level words, including words for precise actions, emotions, or states.