Grade 4 — Reading Comprehension

ELA Common Core Aligned

Grade 4 — Reading Comprehension

Grade 4 Reading Comprehension develops analytical reading skills across literary and informational texts, focusing on theme, author's purpose, text structure, and fact vs opinion — aligned to the ELA Common Core State Standards.

Units & Topics Covered

4 units  ·  22 topics

Literary Text Comprehension

  • Describe a character in depth: traits, motivations, and feelings
  • Infer theme and explain how it is supported by key details
  • Explain how an author's word choice affects the reader
  • Compare a first-hand account with a second-hand account of the same event
  • Identify how text is organised: chapters, scenes, and stanzas
  • Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in different stories

Informational Text Comprehension

  • Determine the main idea and explain how it is supported by details
  • Explain events, procedures, and ideas using cause and effect
  • Describe the overall structure of a text: problem/solution, compare/contrast
  • Distinguish your own point of view from the author's point of view
  • Interpret information in charts, graphs, timelines, and diagrams
  • Distinguish between fact and opinion; identify misleading statements

Vocabulary & Language

  • Use context clues: comparison, contrast, definition, example
  • Greek and Latin roots: bio (life), geo (earth), photo (light), tele (far)
  • Figurative language: idioms, proverbs, adages, alliteration
  • Denotation vs connotation: what a word means vs what it suggests
  • Domain-specific vocabulary in science and social studies texts

Research & Extended Reading

  • Use multiple print and digital sources to gather information
  • Take notes and categorise information by topic
  • Paraphrase information without plagiarising
  • Identify relevant vs irrelevant information for a research question
  • Connecting informational reading to writing projects
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