Lindop School
Fourth Grade Accomplishments - Student Literacy Expectations

1. Word Analysis and Vocabulary
   • Uses a combination of word analysis and vocabulary strategies (e.g. phonics, word patterns, structural analysis, context) to identify words.
   • Uses multiple resources to understand meaning of new words (dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary).
   • Identifies and uses synonyms and antonyms.
   • Uses high frequency root words and affixes to understand word meaning.
   
   
2. Reading Comprehension and Fluency
   • Reads age-appropriate material aloud with fluency, accuracy, and expressions.
   • Determines literal meaning by using a variety of comprehension skills and strategies.
   • Interprets concepts and makes connections by inference and/or comparison.
   • Uses evidence in text to modify predictions and questions, generate and confirm or reject hypotheses.
   • Identifies and relates events in a text to personal experiences.
   • Reads a wide range of fiction and nonfiction (e.g. books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, visual media).
   • Identifies and discusses story elements: themes, plots, subplots, characters, story setting.
   • Summarizes and applies information from nonfiction materials.
   • Reads independently for extended periods of time.
   
   
3. Writing and Spelling
   • Combines well-written sentences into a cohesive paragraph (e.g. topic sentence, details, summary/conclusion sentence) and a variety of sentence types.
   • Uses prewriting strategies to choose a topic and generate ideas with limited teacher assistance.
   • Organizes paragraph(s) with a clear beginning, middle, and end, appropriate to purpose and audience.
   • Writes correct standard English conventions, including appropriate subject/verb agreement, and appropriate capitalization and punctuation.
   • Uses stages of writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to produce well-developed expository, narrative, and persuasive pieces.
   • Writes creatively for specified purpose and audience (e.g. short stories, poetry, rap, play, parody).
   • Uses varied and descriptive vocabulary to enrich written language.
   • Correctly spells appropriate high-frequency words.
   • Applies previously learned spelling words in written work.
   
   
4. Listening and Speaking
   • Formulates relevant and focused questions and answers in a variety of settings.
   • Paraphrases and summarizes the content of both formal and informal presentations or messages.
   • Delivers oral presentation that is coherent, well-organized, and rehearsed.
   • Uses spoken language that is clear, audible, and appropriate.
   • Contributes meaningfully and politely to small and large group discussions with relevant responses, and respectful listening behaviors.

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