GRADE
Your Child’s Progress
Learning standards for the 2015–16 school year
Washington has K–12 learning standards that define the knowledge and skills every student
needs to be ready for career, college, and life when they complete high school.
Below are brief examples of Washington’s key learning goals for 4th grade.
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Washington State
Learning Goals
The Washington state Legislature
has established four learning goals
to provide the foundation for the
development of all academic learning
standards in the state:
1.
Read with comprehension, write
effectively, and communicate
successfully in a variety of ways
and settings and with a variety
of audiences;
2.
Know and apply the core
concepts and principles of
mathematics; social, physical, and
life sciences; civics and history,
including different cultures and
participation in representative
government; geography; arts;
and health and fitness;
3.
Think analytically, logically,
and creatively, and to integrate
technology literacy and fluency
as well as different experiences
and knowledge to form reasoned
judgments and solve problems; and
4.
Understand the importance
of work and finance and how
performance, effort, and decisions
directly affect future career and
educational opportunities.
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The Arts. Use the principles of
choreography; perform music;
understand how dialogue is used in
scripts; create and explain artwork.
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Educational Technology. Compare
characteristics of native people from
several regions of Washington using
selected websites.
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English Language Arts (ELA). Read
and discuss a variety of literary and
nonfiction texts; analyze ideas, select
topics, and elaborate while writing.
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Health and Fitness. Set goals for
healthy habits and social skills;
understand consequences of behaviors.
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Math. Develop an understanding of
equivalent fractions and a