Virginia SOL 4.RV.1.A
The Standard
Develop general academic language and content specific vocabulary by listening to, reading, and discussing a variety of texts relevant to a grade four topic or subject area.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students learn general academic words and subject-specific terms from texts they hear and read. They discuss meanings and use the words when speaking and writing about a topic.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students explain unfamiliar words using context, word parts, discussion, or reference tools. They use new academic and subject words accurately when speaking and writing about a text.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy a glossary definition without showing how the word works in the text. They may confuse general academic words, such as compare, with subject terms, such as erosion.
How to Assess It
- Give students a four-sentence passage with two bold words. Ask them to explain each word from context and use it in a sentence about the passage.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs word cards from a science article to sort into academic words, science terms, and unfamiliar words, then justify each choice.
Read a short history passage, then ask: Which three words help explain the topic, and how does each word add meaning?
Play vocabulary clues: one student describes a target word without saying it, while teammates identify the word and use it in context.
Examine a weather forecast and list terms meteorologists use, then write a short forecast using at least four of those terms.
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