Grade 4English Language Arts: Reading Literary Text
Use the information below to get a deeper understanding of what your child has mastered and areas where your child may need more help. There are also resources you can use to find activities to support your child’s learning at home.
Help can I help my child progress?
Next Steps
Here are some exercises you can work on at home with your Grade 4 student.
Below Mastery
Ask your student to read stories and to describe their characters, events, and themes. Have your student read poems and plays and describe how they are organized. Ask your student to compare stories on the same topics or themes.
At or Near Mastery
Ask your student to read stories and to describe their characters, settings, and events in depth. Ask your student about the narrator’s point of view and how it affects the story. Have your student describe how plays and poems are organized. Ask your student to compare and contrast traditional stories.
Above Mastery
Ask your student to read stories from different cultures about the same topic or theme and compare and contrast their treatment of these ideas. Ask your student to explain how the events and characters help to develop the themes. Ask your student to analyze the points of view used in stories, poems, or plays.
Talking With Your Child's Teacher
This document titled “Moving Forward: A Guide for Conversations with Your Child’s Teacher” includes helpful tips and questions to discuss with the teacher about your child’s classroom performance, academic progress, and more.
Additional Free Resources Available to Support Your Child's Learning
Use this information to have a meaningful conversation with your child’s teacher about the skills and content in the grade level and to support your child’s learning at home.
What Can I Do to Help My Child?
Talking with your child's teacher
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