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At the start of their career as junior students, here is an overview of what Grade 4 students can expect:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
In Grade 4, students will learn how to listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes. They will use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students will reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
READING
Students will read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning. They will learn to recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning. They will use their knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently. Students will reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.
WRITING
In grade 4, students will generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience as well as draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience. They will use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively. Students will reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.
MEDIA LITERACY
By the end of grade 4, students should demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts, identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning. They will create a variety of media texts for different purposes and audiences, using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques. Finally, they will reflect on and identify their strengths as media interpreters and creators, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in understanding and creating media texts.
