4.L.V.1Academic Vocabulary Acquisition

Expectations

• 4.L.V.1.a

  Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases through grade-level texts and content. (I)

• 4.L.V.1.b

  Use grade-level general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases to enhance communication in a variety of settings. (C)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• English Language Arts Grade 4 (EOG) · Language — Constructing Texts

  Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

  about 20% of the test · 12 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

• English Language Arts Grade 4 (EOG) · Language — Interpreting Texts

  Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

  about 10% of the test · 6 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

Proficient

Determine the meaning of a range of general, academic, and/or specialized vocabulary words and/or phrases through grade-level texts and content. Use grade-level general, academic, and specialized vocabulary word(s) and/or phrase(s) to enhance communication for a specific purpose.

Distinguished

Determine the meaning of a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases through grade-level texts and content.

The same standard across grades

1. Kindergarten · K.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases in a variety of settings.

2. Grade 1 · 1.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases in a variety of settings.

3. Grade 2 · 2.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases in a variety of settings.

4. Grade 3 · 3.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases with precision in a variety of settings.

5. Grade 4 · 4.L.V.1 (this standard)

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases with precision in a variety of settings.

6. Grade 5 · 5.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Acquire and use general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases with precision in a variety of settings.

7. Grade 6 · 6.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use a variety of approaches to continuously build vocabulary across a range of real-life, academic, and disciplinary contexts and apply those understandings to analyze texts and to communicate effectively.

8. Grade 7 · 7.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use a variety of approaches to continuously build vocabulary across a range of real-life, academic, and disciplinary contexts and apply those understandings to analyze texts and to communicate effectively.

9. Grade 8 · 8.L.V.1

   General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use a variety of approaches to continuously build vocabulary across a range of real-life, academic, and disciplinary contexts and apply those understandings to analyze texts and to communicate effectively.

10. Grade 9 · 9.L.V.1

    General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use expanding vocabulary knowledge to interpret texts and to craft effective communications across a wide variety of real-life, academic, disciplinary, technical, and professional contexts.

11. Grade 10 · 10.L.V.1

    General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use expanding vocabulary knowledge to interpret texts and to craft effective communications across a wide variety of real-life, academic, disciplinary, technical, and professional contexts.

12. Grade 11 · 11.L.V.1

    General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use expanding vocabulary knowledge to interpret texts and to craft effective communications across a wide variety of real-life, academic, disciplinary, technical, and professional contexts.

13. Grade 12 · 12.L.V.1

    General, Academic, & Specialized Vocabulary Use expanding vocabulary knowledge to interpret texts and to craft effective communications across a wide variety of real-life, academic, disciplinary, technical, and professional contexts.