Fourth Grade Reading

Report Card Indicator: Asks and answers questions about texts

Standard: RL.4.1, RI.4.1
Trimester
1
2
1
Little or no understanding
Requires teacher prompting
of what has been read.
and support to ask/answer
Unable to ask or answer
questions concerning key
questions, either literal or
details in fiction/nonfiction
inferential, concerning key
text. May be able to
details in a text.
ask/answer literal questions
but needs more prompting
and support for inferential.
2
Little or no understanding
Requires teacher prompting
of what has been read.
and support to ask/answer
Unable to ask or answer
questions concerning key
questions, either literal or
details in fiction/nonfiction
inferential, concerning key
text. May be able to
details in a text.
ask/answer literal questions
but needs more prompting
and support for inferential.
3
Little or no understanding
Requires teacher prompting
of what has been read.
and support to ask/answer
Unable to ask or answer
questions concerning key
questions, either literal or
details in fiction/nonfiction
inferential, concerning key
text. May be able to
details in a text.
ask/answer literal questions
but needs more prompting
and support for inferential.

3
Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction on grade level.

4
Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction above grade
level.

Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction on grade level.

Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction above grade
level.

Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction on grade level.

Independently and
consistently asks/answers
literal and inferential
questions concerning key
details for both fiction and
nonfiction above grade
level.

Report Card Indicator: Applies reading comprehension strategies

Standard: RL.4.10, RI.4.10
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to apply learned
With teacher prompting and
reading strategies.
support, applies learned
reading strategies, or only
applies reading strategies to
below level text.
Report Card Indicator: Summarizes literary text using key details
Standard: RL.4.2
Trimester
1
2
1
Little or no understanding
Inconsistently summarizes
of story structure.
and describes overall
structure of the story
including beginning, middle,
and end.

Requires teacher prompting

and support to summarize
stories and describe the
overall structure of the text.

Independently and
consistently summarizes
below grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle

3
Independently and
consistently applies learned
reading strategies to a
variety of texts on grade
level.

4
Independently and
consistently applies learned
reading strategies to a
variety of texts, including
texts above grade level.

3
Independently and
consistently summarizes on
grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle and end.

4
Independently and
consistently summarizes
above grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle and end.

Independently and
consistently summarizes on
grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle

Independently and
consistently summarizes
above grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle

Requires teacher prompting

and support to summarize
stories and describe the
overall structure of the text.

and end.
Independently and
consistently summarizes
below grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle and end.

and end.
Independently and
consistently summarizes on
grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle and end.

Report Card Indicator: Summarizes using key details from non-fiction texts
Standard: RI.4.2
Trimester
1
2
3
1, 2, 3
Unable or rarely
Inconsistently able to
Independently and
summarizes key details
summarize key details from consistently summarize
from nonfiction text.
nonfiction text with teacher details from on grade level
prompting and support.
nonfiction text.

and end.
Independently and
consistently summarizes
above grade level texts and
describes overall structure
of the story including
beginning, middle and end.

4
Independently and
consistently summarize
major details from an
above level nonfiction text
and organizes them by
heading/topic.

Report Card Indicator: Identifies the main idea and/or theme of a text
Standard: RL.4.2, RI.4.2
Trimester
1
2
1
Unable to identify main
Requires prompting and
idea/theme of a text.
support to identify the main
idea/theme of a text, or can
only apply to below grade
level.

2, 3

Little understanding of the

main idea/theme of a text.

Requires prompting and

support to identify the main
idea/theme of a text, or can
only apply to below grade
level text.

Report Card Indicator: Explain differences in genre and text structure

Standard: RL.4.5, RI.4.5
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to explain
With teacher prompting
differences in genre and
and support, can explain
text structure.
differences in genre and
text structure.

3
Independently and
consistently identifies the
main idea/theme of a story
or specific paragraphs of on
level texts.

4
Independently and
consistently identifies the
main idea/theme of a story
or specific paragraphs
within a text and supplies
supporting details with on
level and above level texts.

Independently and
consistently identifies the
main idea/theme of a story
or specific paragraphs
within a text and supplies
supporting details with on
level texts.

Independently and
consistently identifies the
main idea/theme of a story
or specific paragraphs
within a text and supplies
supporting details with
above level texts.

3
Independently and
consistently explains
differences in genre and
text structure.

4
Independently and
consistently explains
differences in genre and
text structure that
demonstrates a higher
level of thinking.

Report Card Indicator: Compares and contrasts point of view, theme, topic or texts
Standard: RL.4.6, RI.4.6

Trimester
1, 2, 3

1
Unable to compare and
contrast point of view,
theme, topic or texts.

2
With teacher
support/prompting can
compare/contrast point of
view, theme, topic or texts,
or can only apply to below
grade level texts.

3
Can Independently and
consistently
compare/contrast point of
view, theme, topic, or
texts with on grade level
texts.

Report Card Indicator: Reads grade level fiction and nonfiction text with understanding
Standard: RL.4.10, RI.4.10
Trimester
1
2
3
1, 2, 3
Unable to read fiction and
Beginning to read fiction
Independently and
non-fiction with
and non-fiction with
consistently can read on
understanding.
understanding in below
grade level fiction and nonlevel texts.
fiction texts with
understanding.

Report Card Indicator: Reads grade level text fluently

Standard: RF.4.4
Trimester
1
2
1
Reads slowly and
Reads some words
inaccurately with little or no accurately with some
expression below grade
expression with below level
level.
texts. May not heed
punctuation.
2

Reads some words

accurately with some
expression with below level
texts. May not heed
punctuation.

Reads most words

accurately with some
expression with below level
texts. Heeds punctuation
most of the time.

3
Independently and
consistently reads most
words accurately, with high
fluency and expression, on
grade level. Heeds
punctuation
Independently and
consistently reads words
accurately, with high
fluency and expression, on
grade level. Heeds
punctuation

4
Independently and
consistently
demonstrates ability to
compare/contrast point
of view, theme, topic, or
texts with above grade
level texts.

4
Independently and
consistently can read above
grade level fiction and nonfiction texts with
understanding.

4
Independently and
consistently reads all words
accurately with high fluency
and expression with above
grade level texts. Heeds all
punctuation.
Independently and
consistently reads all words
accurately with high fluency
and expression with above
grade level texts. Heeds all
punctuation.

Reads some words

accurately with some
expression with below level
texts. May not heed
punctuation.

Reads most words

accurately with some
expression with below level
texts. Heeds punctuation
most of the time.

Independently and
consistently reads words
accurately, with high
fluency and expression, on
grade level. Heeds
punctuation

Independently and
consistently reads all words
accurately with high fluency
and expression with above
grade level texts. Heeds all
punctuation.

Fourth Grade Writing

Report Card Indicator: Writes for different purposes (persuade, inform, entertain)
Standard: W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3
Trimester
1
2

Unable to write for a

specific purpose.

Can write for a specific

purpose that has been
taught (entertain, persuade,
or inform) using several
sentences. May not be
organized or in paragraph
form.

Can write for a specific

purpose that has been
taught (entertain, persuade,
or inform) using several
sentences.

Can write for a specific

purpose that has been
taught (entertain, persuade,
or inform) using several
sentences. May not be
organized or in paragraph
form.
Can write three paragraphs
or more with a beginning
middle and end for a
specific purpose that has
been taught.

Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes at
least four paragraphs with
details.

Can write three paragraphs

or more with a beginning,
middle and end for a
specific purpose that has
been taught.

Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes
five paragraphs, using
strong language, supporting
details, and compositional
risk.

Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes
five paragraphs with details,
using strong language,
supporting details, and
compositional risk at a more
sophisticated level.

3
Independently and
consistently produces clear
and coherent writing in
which the development

4
Independently and
consistently produces clear
and coherent writing in
which the development

Report Card Indicator: Organizes writing

Standard: W.4.4, W.4.10
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to
Produces writing that
independently produce
lacks development
clear and coherent
and/or organization.
writing.

Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes at
least five paragraphs with
details.

Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes
five paragraphs with strong
language and supporting
details.
Independently and
consistently can write to a
specific purpose that has
been taught and includes
five paragraphs with strong
language and supporting
details.

and organization are

appropriate to the task.

Report Card Indicator: Supports writing with details, examples from texts, and/or research
Standard: W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.9
Trimester
1
2
3
1, 2, 3
Unable to provide details,
With teacher prompting
Independently and
examples from texts and/or and support, provides
consistently provides
research to support a topic, limited details, examples
strong and meaningful
or details do not match
from texts and/or research
details, examples from
topic.
to support a topic.
texts and/or research to
support a topic.

Report Card Indicator: Uses transition words

Standard: W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to use transition
With teacher prompting and
words in writing pieces.
support, can occasionally
use transition words in
writing.

3
Independently and
consistently uses transition
words correctly and
appropriately in writing.

Report Card Indicator: Uses the writing process to revise, edit, improve and publish writing
Standard: W.4.5, W.4.6
Trimester
1
2
3

and organization are

appropriate to task with
length and complexity.

4
Independently and
consistently provides
strong, meaningful and
expanded details, examples
from texts and/or research
to support a topic.

4
Independently and
consistently uses more
varied and complex
transition words
correctly and
appropriately in writing.

1, 2, 3

Unable to follow the steps

of the writing process.

Occasionally follows the

steps of the writing process.
Produces a published work
with some errors.
Incorporates some feedback
from peers/teacher.

Follows the steps of the

writing process. Produces
published work with
minimal errors.
Incorporates most feedback
from peers/teacher.

Report Card Indicator: Writes using varied types of sentences

Standard: L.4.1
Trimester
1
2
3
1, 2, 3
Unable to write a variety of Occasionally writes a variety Consistently produces
sentences.
of complete sentences.
a variety of complete
sentences that are well
structured.

Report Card Indicator: Capitalizes words as needed

Standard: L.4.2
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to capitalize words
Capitalizes some words as
as needed.
needed.

Report Card Indicator:

Standard: L.4.2
Trimester

Follows the steps of the

writing process. Produces
published work with almost
no errors. Effectively
incorporates feedback from
peers/teacher.

4
Independently and
consistently produces a
variety of complete
sentences that are well
structured and includes
more complex
vocabulary.

3
4
Independently and
Independently and
consistently capitalizes most consistently capitalizes all
words as needed.
words as needed.

Uses punctuation correctly (including commas and quotation marks)

1

1, 2, 3

Unable to use punctuation

that has been taught in
writing.

Uses punctuation that has

been taught in writing.

Consistently uses
punctuation that has been
taught in writing.

Report Card Indicator: Uses parts of speech correctly (noun, verbs, adjectives, etc.)
Standard: L.4.1
Trimester
1
2
3
1, 2, 3
Unable to use parts of
Uses parts of speech
Uses parts of speech
speech correctly in writing.
correctly occasionally in
correctly in writing most
writing.
times.

Report Card Indicator: Uses learned spelling skills

Standard: L.4.2
Trimester
1
2
1, 2, 3
Unable to use learned
Uses some learned spelling
spelling skills.
skills.

Report Card Indicator: Uses learned vocabulary in writing

Standard: L.4.4, L.4.5, L.4.6
Trimester
1
2

Independently and
consistently uses
punctuation that has been
taught at more complex
levels, or correctly uses
untaught punctuation.

4
Independently and
consistently uses parts of
speech correctly in writing.
Rarely makes errors.

3
Uses learned spelling skills.
Occasional errors may
occur.

4
Uses all learned spelling
skills, applies learned skills
to new words, and spells at
a more advanced level
(challenge words, etc.).

1, 2, 3

Unable to use learned

vocabulary in writing.

Occasionally uses learned

vocabulary in writing.

Uses learned vocabulary in

writing.

Effectively uses learned

vocabulary to enhance
writing.