Fourth Grade Language Arts

Language Arts 400 focuses on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students’ understanding in the following ways: Reading–introduces students to basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences; develops students capacity for identifying basic elements of narrative prose; introduces students to types of nonfiction, including biographies, autobiographies, and short essays; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry. Writing–develops students understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with subject-verb agreement and parts of speech; emphasizes parts of speech and ​their roles, including adjectives, nouns, and verbs; familiarizes students with roots and affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, four-line poetry, and short stories; guides students through planning, organizing, writing, and revising a report. Special Topics–teaches basic research skills, including dictionary, encyclopedia, and safe Internet usage.

Curriculum Focus

• Apply Skills For Reading Fluency And Writing A Report.
• Read For Meaning In Instructions, Poetry, And Fictional Stories.
• Identify Word Parts And Types Such As Prefixes, Suffixes, Synonyms, And Antonyms.
• Identify Parts Of Speech And Types Of Sentences.
• Use Reading Strategies To Understand A Passage And Write Cohesive Paragraphs.
• Explain Characteristics Of Strong Poetry And Research-Based Reports.
• Differentiate Forms Of Literature Including Fables, Tall Tales, And Biographies.
• Analyze Literature For Language Use.
• Plan, Organize, And Write A Research-Based Report.