Common Core State Standards

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.