NB G4 English Reading case studies
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NB Grade 4 English Reading is a school-based reading assessment that measures how well a fourth-grade student understands grade-level English texts. It is written for students at the end of the Grade 4 year and is used by teachers and schools to see whether a reader can find and explain ideas in what they read, not just decode words accurately. The NB G4 English Reading case studies are 5 cases and about 1,930 words.
1The Ticket Jar and the Meaning of 'Saved'
During a class discussion of a short story, two students disagree about the most important detail. A gust tipped the ticket jar, and 12 tickets blew under the table.
407 words, about 2 min2Two Reports of the Same Power Outage
Two fourth-grade reporters describe the same school concert power outage. My trumpet was still at my lips.
395 words, about 2 min3Numbers, Anecdotes, and the Homework Claim
Students read two short texts about homework. Which text provides stronger evidence for the claim that homework improves math scores?
371 words, about 2 min4The River’s Bank and a Familiar Word
While reading a science article, a student stops at this sentence: “The river’s bank was soft after the storm, so the turtles dug their nests there.” The student says, “Bank means a place for money, so the sentence doesn’t make sense.” The teacher asks the student to use the other words in the sentence-river, soft, storm, turtles, nests-to choose a meaning. A second sentence in the article says, “Erosion wore away the bank, and the nests slid into the water.” The student must also explain why the first meaning did not fit.
365 words, about 2 min5Fourteen Turtles or Thirty? Comparing a Journal and a Website
A class is studying a field trip to a wetlands center. Ortiz, said the center has 30 turtles, but most hide.
392 words, about 2 min