Entering Fourth Grade Expectations
READING
*Reads on or above a third-grade level
*Uses reading strategies to comprehend fiction and non-fiction
-main idea -facts and details
-sequencing events -cause and effect
-compare / contrast -making predictions
-drawing conclusions -word meaning in context
-fact and opinion -the author’s purpose
LANGUAGE ARTS / WRITING
*Uses the writing process (brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing) to
write a story with a beginning, middle, and end
*Uses the writing process to write an essay to explain why (example:
student can explain why a certain time of year is their favorite)
*Can classify words as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
*Correct and consistent usage of punctuation (period, question
mark, exclamation point, quotation marks)
*Can restate a question into a complete answer
MATH
*Knows addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts
*Addition and subtraction with regrouping
*Place value
OTHER
*Knows the home address and phone numbers for parents/guardians
*The most important thing is to find an author or book that your child ENJOYS reading independently!
RECOMMENDED READING:
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Stuart Little by E.B. White
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Clearly
Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
My Weird School (series) by Dan Gutman
The Spiderwick Chronicles (series) by Holly Black
The Word Eater by Mary Amato
The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis
-Any books about Florida, Florida history and St. Augustine