2nd Marking Period Reading Standards Fourth Grade

1.Develop abilities in reading.

A.Higher thinking (analyze, evaluate, classify, predict, decide, generalize, solve, relate, interpret, simplify, summarize).

B.Communications (present, persuade, collaborate, explain, recommend).

C.Goal setting/attainment (brainstorm, envision, research, plan, organize, persist).

2.Read, write, speak, observe, and listen to express, explore, and learn about ideas.

A.Read and enjoy literature (e.g. prose, poetry).

B. Use mass media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television, movies, Internet, software).

C.Conduct and present research (locate/observe/gather information, analyze a situation, draw a conclusion, predict an outcome, defend a position, create a model, explain a process).

D. Demonstrate appropriate speaking behaviors (e.g. volume, pace, clarity, eye contact, erect and still stance, gestures, handling of notes and visual aids)

E. Present ideas in small and large group discussions and oral presentations.

3. Develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read and

understand texts.

  1. Apply word recognition strategies (e.g. phonetic principles, context clues, structural

analysis) to determine pronunciations or meanings of words in passages.

(RD-04-1.0.1 DOK 2)[EL-4-FF-S-4]

  1. Identify words with multiple meanings and infer the correct meaning as to how the word is used.(e.g. nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives (2nd MP) (RD-04-1.0.3 DOK 2) [EL-4-FF-S-5]
  2. Identify and divide syllables and parts of words (e.g. prefixes, suffixes, base/root words and superlatives); apply the meanings of common prefixes or suffixes to comprehend unfamiliar words, and to constructa word with a given meaning. (RD-04-1.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-4-FF-S-4]
  1. Formulate questions to guide reading (before, during, after). (RD-04-1.0.6) [EL-4-FF-S-4]
  2. Scan to find specific key information (e.g. dates, places); skim to get the general

meaning of a passage. (RD-04-1.0.7 & 1.0.8) [EL-4-FF-S-4]

  1. Read high-frequency/grade-appropriate words with automaticity in connected text. [EL-4-FF-S-4]
  2. Read grade-appropriate material – orally and silently – with accuracy and fluency. [EL-4-FF-S-3]
  3. Describe words in terms of categories (e.g. water is a liquid), functions (e.g. water

is for drinking), or features (e.g. water flows). [EL-4-FF-S-4]

  1. Apply context and self-correction strategies while reading. [EL-4-FF-S-2]

4. Use appropriate reading strategies to make sense of a variety of print and non-print

texts (literary, informational, practical/workplace, persuasive).

  1. Explain a character’s actions based on a passage. (RD-04-3.0.1 DOK 3)[EL-4-IT-S-5]
  2. Explain how a conflict in a passage is resolved and make an inference.

(RD-04-3.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-4-IT-S-5]

  1. Locate key ideas, information, main ideas, and details that support them.

(RD-04-2.0.3 & 3.0.4 DOK 3)[EL-4-DIU-S-9, EL-4-IT-S-6]

  1. Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary (words and terms specific to understanding the content). (RD-04-2.0.4 DOK 2)[EL-4-DIU-S-5, EL-4-DIU-S-9]
  2. Make inferences or draw conclusions based on what is read. (RD-04-2.0.7 DOK 3)[EL-4-DIU-S-7,

EL-4-DCS-S-7]

  1. Identify fact and opinion from a passage. (RD-04-3.0.5 DOK 2)[EL-4-IT-S-6]
  2. Identify information in a passage that is supported by fact. (RD-04-3.0.6 DOK 2)[EL-4-DIU-S-1,

EL-4-IT-S-6]

  1. Use text references to explain author’s purpose, author’s opinion, author’s message, supporting evidence or logical prediction. (RD-04-3.0.3 & 3.0.7 DOK 2)[EL-4-DIU-S-1, EL-4-DIU-S-7,

EL-4-DIU-S-8]

2ndMarking Period Reading Standards Fourth Grade

  1. Identify and explain the organizational pattern used (e.g. sequence, cause and effect (2nd MP), comparison and contrast) to understand a passage. (RD-04-5.0.4 & 2.0.5 DOK 2)[EL-4-DIU-S-2, EL-4-IT-S-2,EL-4-DCS-S-2]

M. Use information from text to accomplish a specific task or answer questions. [EL-4-DIU-S-9]

O. Evaluate information supplied in text to determine the most likely cause for a given effect. (e.g. real

life) [EL-4-RRT-S-2]

P. Self-select texts based on personal interests. [EL-4-RRT-S-2]

5. Interpret text and make connections to develop a more complete understanding of what

is read.

  1. Identify text features (e.g. pictures, lists, charts, graphs, tables of contents (2nd MP), indexes, glossaries, captions, diagrams, headings) to answer questions about a passage.

(RD-04-5.0.3 DOK 2)[EL-4-DIU-S-1, EL-4-DIU-S-9, EL-4-IT-S-6, EL-4-DCS-S-1]

  1. Use prior knowledge and connect information from a passage to students’ lives (text-to-

self), other texts (text-to-text - e.g. novel, short story, song, film, website, etc.), and real world issues (text-to-world). (RD-04-4.0.1) [EL-4-RRT-S-1, EL-4-RRT-S-3, EL-4-RRT-S-4, EL-4-DCS-S-5]

G. Read and use functional messages encountered in daily life. [EL-4-DIU-S-9]

H. Record and organize ideas to show understanding of central ideas and interrelationships

(e.g. charting, mapping, webbing). [EL-4-IT-S-4]

May 2010