English Language Arts

In Grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA), students learn through a balanced literacy approach of instruction. Through this instruction, students will strengthen their reading and writing skills.

Topics include:

• Reading
• literature
• informational text
• foundational skills
• Writing
• Speaking & Listening
• Language

Tools / approaches used in ELA include, but are not limited to:

• Guided Reading
• Guided Writing
• Independent Reading
• Junior Great Books
• Read-alouds