Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, Fourth Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child’s classroom learning and take an active role in your fourth grader’s education by exploring:

•  What your fourth grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies
• Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements
• Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world
• Methods and checklists to assess your child’s academic progress
• Information on how teachers evaluate performance¾portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade
• How to help your child prepare for standardized testing
• Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning