4th Grade ELA (Wisconsin Standards)

Reading (R)

• R.4.1 Use relevant details and evidence to explain what a text states or implies and to make inferences.
• R.4.2 Summarize texts in a range of genres to find a theme or central idea and show how details support it.
• R.4.3 Describe a character, setting or event using details, or explain what happened and why in informational texts.
• R.4.4 Work out what words, phrases, figurative language and academic or subject words mean.
• R.4.5 Analyze structural elements such as verse, meter and stage directions, and informational structures such as cause and effect.
• R.4.6 Compare first- and third-person narration, and compare primary and secondary accounts of an event.
• R.4.7 Explain how text features such as charts, timelines and animations help readers understand a text.
• R.4.8 Explain how reasons and evidence support claims in a text.
• R.4.9 Recognize genres and connect texts to other texts, ideas, cultures, identities, eras and personal experiences.

Reading Foundational Skills (RF)

• RF.4.3 Know and use grade 4 phonics and word analysis to decode unfamiliar words.
• RF.4.4 Read grade 4 texts with enough accuracy and fluency to support understanding.

Writing (W)

• W.4.1 Write reflective, formal and creative pieces, together or separately, for purposes from everyday to high stakes (grade 4).
• W.4.2 Write in several modes – opinion or argument, informative and narrative – at grade 4 level.
• W.4.3 Write with control of organization, transitions, development, word choice and sentences suited to grade 4.
• W.4.4 Produce clear, coherent writing whose development, organization and style suit task, purpose and audience and are culturally sustaining.
• W.4.5 Produce clear writing for task and audience, respond to peers and add details to strengthen it.
• W.4.6 With some support, publish writing with digital tools and learn printing, cursive or typing.
• W.4.7 Do short inquiry projects investigating different aspects of a topic.
• W.4.8 Gather relevant information, take notes, categorize it and list sources.
• W.4.9 With support, recall and use facts from texts to support reflection and inquiry.

Speaking and Listening (SL)

• SL.4.1 Take an active part in varied group and partner discussions, adding to classmates' ideas and sharing own thinking (grade 4).
• SL.4.2 Paraphrase parts of a text read aloud or information in different media.
• SL.4.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker gives for particular points.
• SL.4.4 Report or tell a story in an organized way with facts and details supporting main ideas, speaking clearly.
• SL.4.5 Integrate audio and visuals into presentations to develop main ideas.

Language (L)

• L.4.1 Understand how language works in different cultures and contexts and use this to understand and make effective choices (grade 4).
• L.4.2 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, references and word-solving strategies (grade 4).
• L.4.3 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships and shades of meaning (grade 4).
• L.4.4 Build vocabulary alone and with others, including cultural, academic and subject words, and use words suited to the situation (grade 4).
• L.4.5 Use standardized English grammar and usage when suitable, knowing when and where it fits (grade 4).
• L.4.6 Use standardized capitalization, punctuation and spelling in writing when suitable, knowing when it fits (grade 4).