South Carolina Language Arts Standards
Fourth Grade
Reading
| Reading Goal (R): The student will draw upon a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate what he/she reads. Reading Process and Comprehension. R1: the student will integrate various cues and strategies to comprehend what he or she reads. |
| 4-R1.2. Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to gain information. |
| 4-R1.3. Demonstrate the ability to make connections between a text read independently and his or her prior knowledge, other texts, and the world. |
| 4-R1.4 Demonstrate the ability to summarize texts. |
| 4-R1.6. Demonstrate the ability to analyze details in texts. |
| 4-R1.9. Demonstrate the ability to summarize and paraphrase the main idea of a particular text. |
| 4-R1.10. Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences. |
| 4-R1.12. Demonstrate the ability to determine cause and effect. |
| 4-R1.15. Demonstrate the ability to use graphic representations such as charts, graphs, pictures, and graphic organizers as information sources and as a means of organizing information and events logically. |
| 4-R1.16. Demonstrate the ability to respond to texts through a variety of methods, such as creative dramatics, writing, and graphic art. |
| 4-R1.17. Demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast his/her findings on a particular topic after having extracted that information from two or more pieces of graphic or written material. |
Writing
| Writing Goal (W): The student will write for different audiences and purposes. The Writing Process. W3: The student will respond to texts written by others. |
| 4-W3.3. Begin to use text to make connections and to support ideas in his/her own writing. |
Communication
| Communication Goal (C): The student will recognize, demonstrate, and analyze the qualities of effective communication. Communication: Speaking. C1: the student will use speaking skills to participate in large and small groups in both formal and informal situations. |
| 4-C1.8. Demonstrate the ability to use oral language to inform, to entertain, and to compare and contrast different viewpoints. |
| 4-C1.9. Demonstrate the ability to use visual aids, props, and technology to support and extend his/her meaning and enhance his/her oral presentations. |
| 4-C1.13. Demonstrate the ability to use effective organizational strategies to prepare oral presentations. |
| 4-C1.14. Continue making appropriate statements to communicate agreement or disagreement with others' ideas. |
| 4-C1.15. Begin expressing and explaining ideas orally with fluency and confidence. |
| Communication Goal (C): C3: The student will comprehend and analyze information he/she receives from nonprint sources. |
| 4-C3.1. Demonstrate the ability to make predictions about the content of what he/she views. |
Research
| Research Goal (RS): The student will access and use information from a variety of appropriately selected sources to extend his/her knowledge. Gathering Information and Refining a Topic. RS2: The student will gather information from a variety of sources. |
| 4-RS2.1. Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of resources, including technology, to access information. |
| 4-RS2.2. Demonstrate the ability to gather and organize information from a variety of sources, including those accessed through the use of technology. |
| 4-RS2.3. Demonstrate the ability to document sources by listing titles and authors. |
| 4-RS2.5. Begin summarizing the information that he/she has gathered. |
| Research Goal (RS): Preparing and Presenting Information. RS3: The student will use a variety of strategies to prepare and present selected information. |
| 4-RS3.1. Demonstrate the ability to organize and classify information by categorizing; begin sequencing information. |
| 4-RS3.s Demonstrate the ability to present his/her findings in a variety of formats. |
South Carolina Standards that may be used to document appropriate learning skills in this lesson.
J Raney
Speech Pathologist
Rock Hill District 3