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4th GRADE
WHAT READING SKILLS IS MY CHILD LEARNING IN FOURTH GRADE?
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Academic Milestones are key academic skills that students need to develop at each grade.
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The literacy milestones are critical literacy skills that build on each other and prepare students for achievement in the next grade and beyond.
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These literacy milestones come from OUSD's Academic Milestones, but are based on California grade level standards and are applicable for a child at any school.
FALL MILESTONES
(by Halloween)
Click on the name of the reading skill below each milestone to learn more and find activities and resources.
Reading:
Provide details and evidence from the
text when answering questions about
what the text says.
Reading Skill:
Comprehension
Sample Passage
Reading:
Describe the characters, setting, or events in a story drawing using specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). How does (character) feel at this part of the story?
Reading Skill
Writing:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using descriptive details.
Writing Sample
WINTER
(by Valentine's Day)
Click on the name of the reading skill below each milestone to learn more and find activities and resources.
Reading:
Think about the theme of a story/poem or author’s main message. What is the lesson you should learn from this story?
Reading Skill:
Comprehension
Sample Poem
Reading:
Compare and contrast different accounts or texts about the same topic.
Reading Skill
Writing:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Writing Sample
SPRING
(by summer break)
Click on the name of the reading skill below each milestone to learn more and find activities and resources.
Reading:
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details. Summarize the text. What do you think the author wants the readers to know?
Reading Skill:
Comprehension
Sample Passage
Reading:
Compare and contrast two different points of view in the same text.
Reading Skill
Writing:
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts with a point of view supported by reasons and information.
Writing Sample
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WHAT DOES READING AND WRITING SOUND LIKE IN FOURTH GRADE?
Watch these videos to learn what Fourth Grade students should be able to do by the end of the year.
WHEN READING AND WRITING TOGETHER...
When reading a fiction book, ask your child:
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Who are the characters in the story? Can you describe them?
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What is the lesson you learned from this story? Why do you think that is the lesson?
When reading a nonfiction book, ask your child:
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What does the author want you to know? What details support that?
When reading, ask your child if they know certain words.
For example, “What does that word mean? What’s another word for ____?”
Encourage your child to write about a topic important to them, including an introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion.
OAKLAND RESOURCES
SORA:
OUSD'S DIGITAL LIBRARY
Read anywhere, anytime, from any device!
Read and check out books from the OUSD eBook Library and the Oakland Public Library. Sora includes books, audio books and magazines that are popular with students, in English and Spanish.
Students can sign into Sora with an OUSD username and password or by going to the Sora icon in Clever.
