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What should my child already know entering 4th grade?
Source: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/StarlingES/Documents/BackToSchoolPublications/2012-13-3rd-Grade-AKS-Brochure-FINAL[1].pdf

Language Arts

By the end of 3rd grade, all students are expected to:
• Use words, patterns in words, and word meanings to read fluently and comprehend effectively;
• Use grade-appropriate grammar and spelling skills in writing;
• Acquire skills to become lifelong readers and writers, such as self-selection of books, self-monitoring to correct errors when reading and writing, and talking with and listening to peers about one’s reading and writing;
• Use reading and writing to communicate through listening, speaking, and viewing.

Mathematics

3rd grade, students should be able to do the following:
• Represent and solve problems with multiplication and division within 100;
• Solve two-step problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic;
• Develop understanding of fractions as numbers, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1);
• Develop understanding of area models and area, and relate area to multiplication and to addition;
• Describe and analyze two-dimensional shapes and their attributes; and
• Solve problems involving measurement