Oklahoma Social Studies 4.P.3.1.A
The Standard
- 4.P.3
- Engage in critical, active reading of primary and secondary sources related to social studies concepts.
- 4.P.3.1
- Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.
Use information accurately from a text when explaining the text explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 4.P.3.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find facts stated in a social studies text and explain them accurately. They also use details in the text to make reasonable inferences, or conclusions the text does not state outright.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can say what a passage states and point to the words that say it. The student can also explain an inference using a clue from the passage without calling it a fact.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a likely conclusion as if the text states it directly. They may also use what they already know instead of checking the passage, or change a detail when explaining it.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “In 1910, the town built a bridge over the creek. Before then, children took a boat across to reach school.” Ask students for one stated fact and one inference about how children might cross after 1910, with a clue that supports it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs the bridge passage and two highlighters; mark stated facts yellow and clues for an inference blue.
Ask, “Why might the town have built a bridge?” Have partners use the boat detail to support their answers.
Sort cards reading “Bridge built in 1910,” “Children used a boat,” and “Children could cross without a boat” into stated and inferred piles.
Post a mock notice reading “A crosswalk opens Monday by the school gate”; ask for one stated fact and one likely benefit.
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Related Standards
- 2.P.3.2.B
Locate facts (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how) to demonstrate an understanding of key details in a text.
- 3.P.3.2.B
Locate facts (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how) to demonstrate an understanding of key details in a text.
- 5.P.3.1.A
The 5th Grade version of this standard.
- 1.P.3.2.B
Locate facts that are clearly stated in a text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
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