CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4a
The Standard
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students set a reason for reading, such as finding the main idea or learning how something works. They read a fourth-grade passage and explain its meaning with text evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can state a reading goal, read the passage accurately, and give a clear summary. The student answers questions and points to details that support each answer.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think fluent reading only means reading fast. Others can pronounce every word but cannot summarize the passage or support an answer with details.
How to Assess It
- Give students a 150-word grade-level passage and ask, "What is the author’s main message? Cite two details that helped you understand it."
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips from a short article to sequence, then have them read the rebuilt article and explain how the order supports meaning.
Before reading, post the question, "What does the character learn?" Then have students discuss which details answer it afterward.
Play Purpose Match: students draw a purpose card, read a paragraph, and earn a point by giving evidence that meets the purpose.
Have students read a school lunch menu to choose a balanced meal, then explain which labels and details guided their choice.
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