Here’s a link to the SSYRA books for all 3 grade bands (K-2, 3-5, 6-8):
https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html
Entering Fourth Grade Expectations
READING
- Reads on or above a third-grade level
- Uses reading strategies to comprehend fiction and non-fiction
- central 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
- theme
- point of view (author's and character's)
LANGUAGE ARTS / WRITING
- Uses the writing process to write multi-paragraph expository and argumentative essays
- 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!