Ontario, Canada · Curriculum spine
Grade 4
28 concepts across 1 subject. Codes follow the ministry's own expectation numbers; where a course is broken into bites (chapter.bite), each bite names the expectations it covers.
Language
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Language, 2023 · 28 concepts
Strand A3
Literacy Connections and Applications
Using reading, writing and speaking skills across subjects, with digital media, and with respect for many voices.
- A1.1Coming soonSkills that carry everywhereUse thinking, communication and collaboration skills from language class in every other subject.
- A2.1Coming soonReading and making digital mediaUnderstand how digital texts work, judge what is trustworthy online, and create responsibly.
- A3.1Coming soonMany voices, many textsRead and talk about texts from Indigenous, Black and diverse Canadian creators, and connect them to your own life.
Strand B9
Foundations of Language
Speaking and listening, how words are built, vocabulary, fluency, and the rules of sentences and spelling.
- B1.1Coming soonListening and speaking wellListen to understand, take turns, and speak clearly for a purpose in a group.
- B2.1Coming soonReading and spelling longer wordsUse letter patterns and syllables to read and spell multi-syllable words accurately.
- B2.2Coming soonPrefixes, suffixes and rootsBreak a word into its parts, like un-, -ful and -tion, to read it and work out what it means.
- B2.3Coming soonGrowing vocabularyLearn new words from reading, use context and word parts to guess meaning, and use the words yourself.
- B2.4Coming soonReading fluentlyRead aloud smoothly, at a good pace, with expression that shows you understand.
- B3.1Coming soonBuilding sentencesWrite simple, compound and complex sentences, and know how the parts fit together.
- B3.2Coming soonGrammar that helps meaningUse nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and tenses correctly so writing says what you mean.
- B3.3Coming soonCapitals and punctuationUse capital letters, commas, apostrophes and quotation marks in the right places.
- B3.4Coming soonSpelling strategiesUse patterns, word families and word parts to spell, and know how to check a word you are unsure of.
Strand C9
Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts
Knowing how texts are built, strategies for understanding, and thinking critically about what you read.
- C1.1Coming soonKinds of textsRecognize stories, poems, reports, instructions, ads and more, and what each is for.
- C1.2Coming soonHow a text is organizedSpot patterns like problem-and-solution, cause-and-effect and sequence, and use them to follow along.
- C1.3Coming soonText featuresUse headings, captions, diagrams, tables of contents and bold words to find and understand information.
- C2.1Coming soonUsing what you already knowConnect a text to your own experience and knowledge before and while you read.
- C2.2Coming soonChecking your understandingNotice when you have lost the thread, and re-read, slow down or ask a question to fix it.
- C2.3Coming soonMaking inferencesWork out what the author means but does not say, using clues in the text.
- C2.4Coming soonSummarizingRetell the main ideas of a text in order, in your own words, leaving out the small details.
- C3.1Coming soonWhose point of view?Identify whose perspective a text shows, whose is missing, and how that changes the message.
- C3.2Coming soonFact, opinion and biasTell facts from opinions, and notice when a text is trying to persuade you.
Strand D7
Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts
Planning, drafting, revising, editing and sharing writing for a real purpose and audience.
- D1.1Coming soonPurpose and audienceDecide why you are writing and who will read it, and let that shape what you write.
- D1.2Coming soonGathering and organizing ideasCollect ideas and facts from sources, keep track of where they came from, and organize them before drafting.
- D2.1Coming soonWriting different kinds of textsWrite a story, a report, a letter, a set of instructions or a poem, using the shape that kind of text has.
- D2.2Coming soonVoice and word choicePick words and a tone that fit your purpose, and let your own voice come through.
- D3.1Coming soonRevisingRe-read your draft for ideas and order, and make it clearer and stronger.
- D3.2Coming soonEditingFix spelling, grammar and punctuation, using a checklist and the rules you know.
- D3.3Coming soonPublishing and presentingChoose how to share your finished work, on paper or on screen, and present it to real readers.