Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension Grade 4 is a 48-page, full-color workbook that builds advanced reading comprehension and critical thinking skills for fourth graders while also supporting upper elementary ESL and EFL learners. It combines engaging fiction and nonfiction passages with higher-order thinking questions, analytical activities, and comprehension strategies that help children ages 9–10 develop both English language proficiency and sophisticated reading analysis abilities.

Product overview for supplementary learning

Designed for fourth graders and upper elementary English learners, this workbook uses increasingly complex texts, analytical questioning, and critical thinking exercises to challenge and engage developing readers. It is ideal for use as supplementary material in elementary schools, international programs, enrichment classes, gifted programs, tutoring centers, and homeschool curricula.

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources; Trade Paperback
• ISBN: 9781338798616, 1338798618, 978-1338798616
• Publication date: February 1, 2022; 48 full-color pages plus answer key
• Age / Grade: Ages 9–10, Grade 4; suitable for upper elementary ESL students (approx. B1–B2 level)
• Dimensions: 27.94 × 20.32 × 0.64 cm; Weight: 0.14 kg

Key reading comprehension skills

Activities are strategically designed to develop higher-order thinking skills and sophisticated comprehension strategies:

• Identify main ideas and supporting details in complex multi-paragraph texts
• Make inferences and draw conclusions by analyzing implicit information
• Analyze characters including traits, motivations, changes, and responses to challenges
• Distinguish fact from opinion in news articles and persuasive writing
• Compare and contrast multiple texts, perspectives, and ideas
• Identify cause and effect relationships in narrative and expository texts
• Understand author's purpose including to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain
• Make predictions using textual evidence and prior knowledge
• Summarize texts by identifying key points and main ideas
• Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words
• Follow multi-step directions and sequence events chronologically

ESL-friendly features for language learners

• Engaging illustrations and visual supports clarify meaning and reduce cognitive load
• Varied question formats including multiple choice, short answer, and graphic organizers
• High-interest topics including American history, science, geography, and real-world situations
• Grade-appropriate academic vocabulary with embedded support
• Clear, organized page layouts support autonomous learning
• Answer key included for easy checking by teachers, tutors, and parents

Comprehensive skill coverage

More than 40 ready-to-use practice pages organized by comprehension strategies:

• Main idea and details, context clues, vocabulary development
• Compare and contrast, sequence, character analysis
• Predictions, cause and effect, inferences, story elements
• Fact or opinion, author's purpose, drawing conclusions
• Built-in answer key for self-checking and assessment

Perfect for classroom and home use

This standards-aligned resource integrates seamlessly into any fourth-grade reading program:

• Supplemental practice reinforcing classroom instruction
• Ideal for parents and homeschoolers seeking rigorous, professionally designed materials
• Excellent for test preparation for standardized assessments and state tests
• Supports differentiation in mixed-ability classrooms
• Great for RTI support and intervention programs
• Compact and portable (0.14 kg) with full-color pages
• Aligns with Common Core State Standards for Grade 4 reading comprehension