The following standards for K–5 offer a focus for instruction
each year to help ensure that students gain adequate mastery of
a range of skills and applications. Students advancing through
the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific
standards and retain or further develop skills and
understandings mastered in preceding grades. Standards in this
domain: Comprehension and Collaboration - SL.4.1. Engage
effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one,
in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4
topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their
own clearly. - Come to discussions prepared, having read or
studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation
and other information known about the topic to explore ideas
under discussion. - Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and
carry out assigned roles. - Pose and respond to specific
questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make
comments that contribute to the discussion and li