ARM 10.54.3703. GRADE 4 PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS AT THE NEARING PROFICIENCY LEVEL

(1) A student at the nearing proficiency level in communication arts demonstrates partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency. He/she has some of the required foundational skills and, at a low level of complexity and difficulty, is able to demonstrate those skills. (a) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts speaking and listening content standard 1 by: (i) understanding components of the communication process; (ii) using elements of effective speaking; (iii) using elements of effective listening; (iv) selecting topics and organizing information; (v) adapting to audience, setting, and purpose; (vi) using feedback to self-monitor; (vii) listening and responding to cultural stories; and (viii) displaying respect in speaking and listening. (b) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts reading standard 2 by: (i) decoding words; (ii) developing vocabulary; (iii) reading sight words; (iv) using strategies to self-correct; (v) making connections to text; (vi) making predictions; (vii) generating and answering questions; (viii) explaining a series of events; (ix) identifying main ideas and supporting details; (x) making inferences; (xi) identifying and using text features; (xii) comparing and contrasting information; (xiii) identifying cause and effect; (xiv) recognizing the author's purpose, point of view, and language; and (xv) setting goals. (c) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts literature standard 3 by: (i) identifying literary elements; (ii) explaining language use and literary devices; (iii) identifying characteristics of genre; (iv) identifying culture and history; (v) comparing personal experiences with literature; and (vi) justifying personal responses to literature. (d) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts media literacy standard 4 by: (i) recognizing techniques and purposes used in media messages; (ii) identifying sources of media messages; (iii) identifying fact, fiction, and opinion in media messages; (iv) recognizing proper use and creation of media messages; (v) recognizing guidelines for using and creating media messages; (vi) recognizing consequences when using and creating media messages; (vii) creating media messages; and (viii) recognizing that media embeds values and influences. (e) The student demonstrates the knowledge and skills under communication arts writing standard 5 by: (i) identifying and using steps of the writing process; (ii) selecting a topic and generating a topic sentence; (iii) developing the main idea; (iv) organizing writing; (v) identifying language choice and its impact; (vi) identifying and practicing conventions; (vii) identifying purpose, audience, and format; (viii) identifying writing forms and genres; (ix) maintaining focus of topic in writing; (x) using information problem solving process; (xi) using information legally; (xii) setting goals for writing; and (xiii) recognizing and using writing to think and reflect.