Spotlight on Comprehension - Grade 4
Correlatations to the Common Core State Standards
English Language Arts Standards - Grade 4
Program Component Legend:
TG = Teacher Guide SB = Student Book BB = Big Book
CD = Interactive White-board and Assessment CD
Standard or skill will be found within the page # ranges of Teacher Guide Notes & Reproducible Worksheets
and/or associated Student Books, Big Books or Interactive CD.
CATEGORY
STANDARD
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
Reading Standards for Literature
RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a TG: 50-61
text when explaining what the text says
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
explicitly and when drawing inferences
Cavendish
from the text.
Key Ideas and Details
RL.4.2. Determine a theme of a story,
drama, or poem from details in the text;
summarize the text.
TG: 72-75, 80-87
SB: From Me to You; Crying Wolf; Sun Tales
TG: 102-105
SB: What Really Happened?
*TG: 50-61
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
Cavendish
*TG: 72-75, 80-87
SB: From Me to You; Crying Wolf; Sun Tales
*TG: 102-105
SB: What Really Happened?
*Summarizing activities
RL.4.3. Describe in depth a character,
TG: 50-61
setting, or event in a story or drama,
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., Cavendish
a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
TG: 66–74, 80-87
BB1: Contact 500 v Safehome 200; It Came from
Planet Zorg
SB: From Me to You; Crying Wolf; Sun Tales
TG: 84–89
BB2: Restaurant News – Tummies Still Rumbling;
Planning a Mural
TG: 102-105
SB: What Really Happened?
RL.4.4. Determine the meaning of words
and phrases as they are used in a text,
including those that allude to significant
characters found in mythology (e.g.,
Herculean).
RL.4.5. Explain major differences between
poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the
structural elements of poems (e.g., verse,
rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of
characters, settings, descriptions,
dialogue, stage directions) when writing or
speaking about a text.
RL.4.6. Compare and contrast the point of
view from which different stories are
narrated, including the difference between
first- and third-person narrations.
Integration of Knowledge and RL.4.7. Make connections between the
text of a story or drama and a visual or oral
Ideas
presentation of the text, identifying where
each version reflects specific descriptions
and directions in the text.
Craft and Structure
TG:
SB:
TG:
SB:
98-101
The Daily News
150-153
Diamonds Forever
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CATEGORY
STANDARD
RL.4.8. (Not applicable to literature)
RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the
treatment of similar themes and topics
(e.g., opposition of good and evil) and
patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in
stories, myths, and traditional literature
from different cultures.
RL.4.10. By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high end of
the range.
Range of Reading and
Complexity of Text
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
TG: 84-87
SB: Sun Tales
TG: 50-61
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
Cavendish
TG: 66–74, 80-87
BB1: Contact 500 v Safehome 200; It Came from
Planet Zorg
SB: From Me to You; Crying Wolf; Sun Tales
TG: 84–89
BB2: Restaurant News – Tummies Still Rumbling;
Planning a Mural
TG: 102-105 SB: What Really Happened?
*TG: 142-149
SB: Paul Revere's Ride; The Mighty Casey
*Grade 5 poetry materials
Reading Standards for Informational Text
RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a
text when explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing inferences
from the text.
TG: 18-39
SB: Fossil Fuels; A Place in Outer Space; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 54
SB: Leading the Field in Green
TG: 72
SB: Your Choice!
TG: 84–105
SB: Community Views; The Daily News; This Ad’s for
You
TG: 106–127
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
TG: 128–149
SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti;
Diamonds Forever
RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text TG: 22-43
and explain how it is supported by key
BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
details; summarize the text.
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
CD 4 - Graphic Organizer Templates
RI.4.3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, TG: 22-43
or concepts in a historical, scientific, or
BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
technical text, including what happened
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
and why, based on specific information in Green All Around
the text.
TG: 44-47
BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle Your Phone
TG: 62-65
SB: Leading the Field in Green
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
Key Ideas and Details
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CATEGORY
Craft and Structure
STANDARD
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general
academic and domain-specific words or
phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4
topic or subject area.
TG: 22-43
BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 44-47 BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle
Your Phone
TG: 62-65 SB: Leading the Field in Green
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
CD 4 - Cloze Activities
RI.4.5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., TG: 44-47
chronology, comparison, cause/effect,
BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle Your Phone
problem/solution) of events, ideas,
TG: 62-65
concepts, or information in a text or part of SB: Leading the Field in Green
a text.
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
CD 4 - Graphic Organizer Templates, Student Book
Activities
RI.4.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand TG: 98-101
and secondhand account of the same
SB: The Daily News
event or topic; describe the differences in TG: 102-105
focus and the information provided.
SB: What Really Happened?
TG: 150-153
SB: Diamonds Forever
CD 4 - Graphic Organizer Templates
RI.4.7.
Interpret
information
presented
TG: 28-43
Integration of Knowledge and
visually,
orally,
or
quantitatively
(e.g.,
in
SB:
A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Ideas
charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines,
Green All Around
animations, or interactive elements on Web
pages) and explain how the information
contributes to an understanding of the text
in which it appears.
TG: 62-65
SB: Leading the Field in Green
TG: 76-79
SB: Your Choice!
TG: 98–101
SB: The Daily News
TG: 116–131
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
TG: 138–141, 150-153
SB: Have Your Say!; Diamonds Forever
CD 4 - Graphic Support Items
RI.4.8. Explain how an author uses
TG: 138-149
reasons and evidence to support particular SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti
points in a text.
RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts TG: 80-83
on the same topic in order to write or
SB: Sun Tales
speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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CATEGORY
Range of Reading and Level
of Text Complexity
STANDARD
RI.4.10. By the end of year, read and
comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and
technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high end of
the range.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
TG: 22-43
BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 44-47
BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle Your Phone
TG: 62-65
SB: Leading the Field in Green
TG: 76-79
SB: Your Choice!
TG: 94–101, 106-109
SB: Community Views; The Daily News; This Ad’s for
You
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
TG: 132–153
BB2: Space – The Latest Travel Hotspot; Chocolate
Taster Training
SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti;
Diamonds Forever
CD 4 - Diagnostic Assessment Tests, Student Book
Activities, Extension Activities, Cloze Activities
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Phonics and Word
Recognition
RF.4.3. Know and apply gradelevel phonics and word analysis
skills in decoding words.
Use combined knowledge of all lettersound correspondences, syllabication
patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and
affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar
multisyllabic words in context and out of
context.
Read grade-level text with purpose and
Fluency
understanding.
RF.4.4. Read with sufficient
accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension.
TG: 28-43
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 50-65
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Leading the
Field in Green; Camp Cavendish
TG: 72–87
SB: From Me to You; Your Choice!; Crying Wolf; Sun
Tales
TG: 94–109
SB: Community Views; The Daily News; What Really
Happened?; This Ad’s for You
TG: 116–131
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
TG: 138–153
SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti;
Diamonds Forever
TG: 22-43
BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 44-65
BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle Your Phone
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
Cavendish; Leading the Field in Green
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CATEGORY
STANDARD
Read grade-level prose and poetry orally
with accuracy, appropriate rate, and
expression.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
TG: 66–87
BB1: Contact 500 v Safehome 200; It Came from
Planet Zorg
SB: From Me to You; Your Choice!; Crying Wolf; Sun
Tales
TG: 88–109
BB2: Restaurant News – Tummies Still Rumbling;
Planning a Mural
SB: Community Views; The Daily News; What Really
Happened?; This Ad’s for You
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
TG: 132–153 BB2: Space – The Latest Travel
Hotspot; Chocolate Taster Training
SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti;
Diamonds Forever
CD 4 - Diagnostic Assessment Tests
TG: 6
TG: 50-61
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
Cavendish
TG: 66–74, 80-87
BB1: Contact 500 v Safehome 200; It Came from
Planet Zorg
SB: From Me to You; Crying Wolf; Sun Tales
TG: 84–89
BB2: Restaurant News – Tummies Still Rumbling;
Planning a Mural
TG: 102-105
SB: What Really Happened?
*TG: 13134-137
BB2: Forest Fire
*TG: 142-149
SB: Paul Revere's Ride; The Mighty Casey
*Grade 5 materials
Use context to confirm or self-correct word TG: 22-43
recognition and understanding, rereading BB1: What Happened to Pluto?; Eco Island
as necessary.
SB: A Place in Outer Space; Fossil Fuels; Religions;
Green All Around
TG: 44-65
BB1: Biofuels – The New Fuels; Recycle Your Phone
SB: Black Rock; The Best Vacation Ever; Camp
Cavendish; Leading the Field in Green
TG: 66–87
BB1: Contact 500 v Safehome 200; It Came from
Planet Zorg
SB: From Me to You; Your Choice!; Crying Wolf; Sun
Tales
TG: 88–109
BB2: Restaurant News – Tummies Still Rumbling;
Planning a Mural
SB: Community Views; The Daily News; What Really
Happened?; This Ad’s for You
TG: 110–131
BB2: How to Cope with a Heatwave; Saving the
American Chestnut
SB: Natural Disasters; The Invaders; Water and Food
Programs around the World; Inventions and Discoveries
That Changed the World
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CATEGORY
STANDARD
PROGRAM COMPONENTS & PAGES
TG: 132–153
BB2: Space – The Latest Travel Hotspot; Chocolate
Taster Training
SB: Have Your Say!; Save Our Skate Park; Graffiti;
Diamonds Forever
CD 4 - Cloze Activities
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