ELA / Overview

English Language Arts

School No. 4 strives to make
ALL students
"Funnels of Information"

Students at School No. 4 participate in a balanced literacy program driven by the Common Core Standards adopted by New York State. Students read and write within a variety of genres including:

Narratives
Procedural
Poetry
Biography
Fairy Tales
Persuasive
Informational

Assessments

Students in Grades 1 and 2 participate in the Terra Nova Assessments

Students in Grades 3-6 participate in RCSD Benchmark and New York State Assessments

Students in Kindergarten through 6th grade are assessed using the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA).

Click the link below to read more about the Common Core Standards

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations.