English Language Arts, Grade 4

Unit 1: Language

Strand A: oral communication, foundational language knowledge, and the conventions of sentences, grammar, capitalization and punctuation that underpin reading and writing.

• Using listening strategies (Grade 4)
• Oral and non-verbal communication strategies (Grade 4)
• Using taught vocabulary, syntax and grammar in talk (Grade 4)

• Phonics: blending and segmenting to read and spell (Grade 4)
• Letters and alphabetic knowledge / orthographic patterns (Grade 4)
• Grapheme-phoneme correspondences / morphology and vocabulary (Grade 4)
• Reading fluently with accuracy, pacing and expression (Grade 4)

• Composing sentences (Grade 4)
• Parts of speech to support reading and writing (Grade 4)
• Capitalization and punctuation (Grade 4)

Unit 2: Comprehension

Strand B: applying knowledge of text forms and features, and using reading, listening and viewing strategies and critical thinking, to comprehend a variety of texts.

• Narrative and informational text forms (Grade 4)
• Organizational structures and text features (Grade 4)
• Visual elements and design (Grade 4)
• Elements of style (Grade 4)

• Purpose for reading / background knowledge (Grade 4)
• Purpose for reading and reading goals (Grade 4)
• Monitoring comprehension (Grade 4)
• Making inferences to support comprehension (Grade 4)

• Literary devices and rhetorical techniques (Grade 4)
• Identifying the point of view in texts (Grade 4)
• Analysing the author's use of literary elements (Grade 4)

Unit 3: Composition

Strand C: pre-writing, drafting, revising and editing, and publishing and presenting a variety of texts for authentic audiences and purposes.

• Writing strengths, growth areas and goals (Grade 4)
• Identify topic, audience and purpose for writing (Grade 4)
• Generating and documenting ideas for writing (Grade 4)
• Organizing writing (Grade 4)

• Writing fluently by hand and building word-processing skills (Grade 4)
• Drafting with audience, purpose, topic and conventions (Grade 4)
• Reflecting on goals and revising writing (Grade 4)
• Editing drafts and exploring a word processor (Grade 4)

• Producing and presenting final texts (Grade 4)
• Reflecting on the writing process (Grade 4)

Unit 4: Literacy in the Content Areas

Strand D: applying literacy skills to comprehend and communicate ideas in the content areas.

• Subject vocabulary in the content areas (Grade 4)
• Gathering key information across sources (Grade 4)
• Synthesizing sources for a content concept (Grade 4)
• Writing to learn in the content areas (Grade 4)