4th Grade Report Overview

Core Knowledge Language Arts Grade 4 instructional materials meet expectations of alignment to the standards. Texts included with the materials are of quality and consistently demonstrate appropriate and growing complexity for the students and related tasks. Texts are organized and bolstered with evidence-based questions and tasks to support students’ growing literacy skills. These evidence-based questions and tasks build students’ knowledge on topics while engaging them in rich, rigorous discussions, grounded in evidence and providing meaningful opportunities for academic vocabulary practice. The materials may need to be supplemented to fully engage students in the development of their foundational skills and to support grammar practice out of context. Writing instruction over the course of the school year is consistent and organized to support students’ development of different types of writing as outlined in the standards. Students build writing stamina and technique in on-demand and process writing activities. The materials provide practical opportunities for students to demonstrate both growth and proficiency at grade level in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.