Game Night
Understanding the Text
RL.3.1 and 1 more
River's Journal
Describe Characters in a Story
RL.3.3 and 1 more
Winning the Race
Literal vs Non-literal Language
RL.3.4 and 1 more
Summer Job
Describing Characters
RL.4.3 and 1 more
Parker's Perfect Day
Explicit Meaning and Inferences
RL.5.1 and 1 more
Explaining What A Story Is All About
Inferences Using Evidence
RL.4.1 and 1 more
Making Inferences 4th Grade
Inferences Using Evidence
RL.5.1 and 1 more
Learning About a Subject From Two Texts
Be an Expert: Use multiple texts
RI.4.9 and 1 more
Cause And Effect - What Happened & Why?
Science Texts: Events and Steps
RI.4.3 and 1 more
The Princess' Party
Determine Message, Lesson, Moral
RL.3.2
Camp Kookaburra
Inferences Using Evidence
RL.4.1
Summer Drumming
Inferences Using Evidence
RL.4.1
An Unexpected Lesson
Describing Characters
RL.4.3
Fall Frights
Describing Characters
RL.4.3
Intro to Context Clues 4th Grade
Meaning of Words and Phrases
RL.4.4
Comparing Themes
Compare and Contrast Themes
RL.4.9
Summarizing the Main Idea
Summarize a Text's Main Idea
RL.4.2
Written vs. Visual Versions of a Story
Compare a Story and Visuals
RL.4.7
Intro to Informational Graphics
Graphics to Understand a Text
RI.4.7
Making Connections: Similarities & Differences
Compare a Story and Visuals
RL.4.7
Is there anything more rewarding than listening to your fourth grader give a mini dissertation on a new topic they just read about for the first time? Expertise is born in books!
Most fourth grade-level readers are moving beyond basic consumption of text toward deeper levels of understanding and connection. Students will be developing the ability to infer much more than they have in the past and integrate information from multiple sources to build background knowledge on various subjects. eSpark's fourth grade reading content is focused primarily on Reading Literature and Reading Informational skills, with an emphasis on not just understanding text, but also synthesizing and using the information.
For a more comprehensive look at eSpark's standards-aligned fourth grade reading teaching resources, check out the breakdown of covered domains and the skills students will be working on here:
Some of the skills students will master in eSpark include:
Reading Literature
Reading Informational
eSpark is truly unique in the world of online learning. Our holistic, student-centered approach blends the proven benefits of play-based learning with systematic, explicit, and direct instruction. It’s proof that learning can be fun, personalized, and effective, all at once!
eSpark meets the criteria for evidence-based interventions under ESSA guidelines, and has been proven in multiple studies to improve student performance in math and reading.
When you sign up for an eSpark account, your students experience these activities via adaptive, differentiated independent pathways and teacher-driven small group assignments. Teachers also have access to detailed usage and progress reports with valuable insights into standards mastery, student growth trends, and intervention opportunities.
With the addition of the game-changing Choice Texts for the 2023-2024 school year, eSpark has cemented its status as the most loved supplemental instruction option for students and teachers alike. Claim your free account today and see the difference for yourself!