• uses a variety of research materials
• varies reading speed based on type of reading material
• suffixes, prefixes and word meanings as related to parts of speech
• content clues
• vocabulary expansion
• making inferences
• cause/effect relationships
• main ideas and supporting detail
• drawing conclusions
• making, confirming, revising predictions
• distinguishes between important and unimportant facts
• identifies sequence of events

• correct use of capitalization and punctuation
• writes in complete sentences
• fragments vs. sentences
• nouns - 9 functions
• verbs - parts, tenses, types
• adjectives, adverbs
• prepositions and prepositional phrases
• conjunctions
• clauses
• 2 types of sentence structure
• paragraph structure
• writes a summary
• organize information in chronological order
• identifies a main idea and uses supporting detail
• dialogue
• use of figurative language:
• similes, metaphors, irony, hyperbole
• use of story elements: plot, setting, mood
• use of varied, specialized vocabulary

Math

• uses various strategies to solve math problems
• drawing and interpreting various types of graphs
• statistical data - mean median, mode
• writing and solving complex equations
• order of operations
• inverse operations
• place value
• decimals - add, subtract, multiply, divide
• greatest common factor, least common multiple
• fractions - add, subtract, multiply, divide
• mixed numbers - add subtract, multiply, divide
• compare and order fractions
• fraction/decimal conversions
• regular and irregular polygons- area and perimeter
• understand, draw and measure angles
• understand square roots and Pythagorean Theorem
• ratios, unit rates - conversion factors
• similarities and congruencies
• solving ‘percent’ problems

Social Studies

• research materials and use
• basic world geography
• geographical terminology
• Continents and their Countries:
  Africa
  Europe
  Asia
  Oceania
  Australia
  South America
  North America
  -United States

How Parents Can Help

• consider yourself a partner in your child’s education
• attend parent/teacher conferences
• attend school sponsored events
• help your child develop good study habits (this means NOT in front of the TV)
• have your child read at least 30 minutes each day
• check your child’s missing assignment list each week
• notify teacher/school if there are changes at home that might affect your child at school

 

The information provided here was taken from the Washington State Framework of Essential Learning Requirements (EALRs), distributed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). This framework is the basis for which the WASL (Washington Assessment for Student Learning) tests academic progress at grades 4, 7, and 10. A complete listing of the EALRs is available for your viewing at the school office.