Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 4 Access Points

Other Florida English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) sets

Communication

  • 1

    Communicating Through Writing

    1. 1

      Write cursive letters.ELA.4.C.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Write personal or fictional narratives using a logical sequence of events, appropriate details, transitional words and an ending.ELA.4.C.1.AP.2

    3. 3

      Write a claim about a topic using evidence from a source with transitions.ELA.4.C.1.AP.3

    4. 4

      Write an expository text about a topic, using a source, providing an introduction, facts and a conclusion with transitions.ELA.4.C.1.AP.4

    5. 5

      Improve writing as needed by planning, revising and editing, with guidance, support and modeling from adults and feedback from peers.ELA.4.C.1.AP.5

  • 2

    Communicating Orally

    1. 1

      Express information in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, using the students mode of communication.ELA.4.C.2.AP.1

  • 3

    Following Conventions

    1. 1

      Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Identify and use prepositions and prepositional phrases. Maintain consistent verb tense within a paragraph.ELA.4.C.3.AP.1

  • 4

    Researching

    1. 1

      Participate in research to answer a question, organizing information about the topic, using provided valid sources.ELA.4.C.4.AP.1

  • 5

    Creating and Collaborating

    1. 1

      Use one or more multimedia elements to create emphasis in oral or written tasks.ELA.4.C.5.AP.1

    2. 2

      Use digital writing tools individually or collaboratively to draft and revise writing with support from adults.ELA.4.C.5.AP.2

Foundational Skills

  • 1

    Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills

    1. a

      Apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read and form familiar single-syllable and multisyllabic words in context.ELA.4.F.1.AP.3a

    2. 4

      Read grade-level texts, at the student’s ability level, with accuracy and expression using the student’s mode of communication.ELA.4.F.1.AP.4

Reading

  • 1

    Reading Prose and Poetry

    1. 1

      Show how setting, events, conflict and character development relate to the plot in a literary text.ELA.4.R.1.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify a stated theme and how it develops, using details, in a literary text.ELA.4.R.1.AP.2

    3. 3

      Identify the narrators point of view and character perspective in a literary text.ELA.4.R.1.AP.3

    4. 4

      Identify repeated words, rhyme or phrases that create meaning in a poem.ELA.4.R.1.AP.4

  • 2

    Reading Informational Text

    1. 1

      Identify the text structures of problem/solution, sequence, description and how they contribute meaning in texts.ELA.4.R.2.AP.1

    2. 2

      Identify relevant details that support an explicit central idea.ELA.4.R.2.AP.2

    3. 3

      Explain an author's perspective toward a topic in an informational text.ELA.4.R.2.AP.3

    4. 4

      Identify an author's claim by selecting evidence and a reason used to support the claim.ELA.4.R.2.AP.4

  • 3

    Reading Across Genres

    1. 1

      Identify examples of when figurative language is used to contribute to meaning in text(s).ELA.4.R.3.AP.1

    2. a

      Identify the plot and theme for a literary text using the student's mode of communication.ELA.4.R.3.AP.2a

    3. b

      Identify the central idea and relevant details for an informational text using the student's mode of communication.ELA.4.R.3.AP.2b

    4. 3

      Compare a primary and secondary source on the same event.ELA.4.R.3.AP.3

Vocabulary

  • 1

    Finding Meaning

    1. 3

      Identify and use picture clues, context clues, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning and unknown words and phrases in appropriate to grade-level content at the student’s ability level with guidance and support.ELA.4.V.1.AP.3

    2. 1

      Identify and use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in communication, using the student's mode of communication.ELA.4.V.1.AP.1

    3. 2

      Identify and use common Greek and Latin roots, base words, and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in grade-level content at the student’s ability level.ELA.4.V.1.AP.2

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 4
Where can I read the official document?
Florida State B.E.S.T. Standards

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