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Content Language Support

Tap any key word in the passage and a simple picture appears. It is a built-in support that helps new English learners read grade-level text with confidence.

PURPOSE
This page holds the Grade 4 Content Language Support passages, one for every cluster.
RATIONALE
Each passage is the same grade-level reading the class already uses, with key words a student can tap to see a simple picture. A student still learning English reads the real text instead of a separate, easier one.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Choose the cluster you are teaching and open its passage. Let the student tap any highlighted word to see its picture.
How it works: each passage is the same rich, grade-level reading your class already uses, with the important nouns made tappable. One tap shows a clear picture of the word, so a student who is still learning English can keep up without a separate, watered-down text.
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Fourth Grade

Content Language Support passages
Prepare Cluster · Modules 1 to 2

Dream

A child at the 1963 march remembers Dr. King's dream of a fair America. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 1 · Module 1

A Promise Written Long Ago

The Magna Carta of 1215 and why rules must apply even to a king. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 2 · Module 1

The Energy We Use Everyday

Renewable and nonrenewable resources, and the choices behind our energy. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 3 · Module 1

A Lone Star Choice

A poem about how Texas joined the United States in 1845. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 4 · Module 1

The Wealth of Mansa Musa

The Mali kingdom, trade across the Sahara, and a famous pilgrimage. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 5 · Module 1

Looking Back to Move Forward

How Renaissance thinkers looked back to Greece and Rome for new ideas. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 6 · Module 1

A Day That Changed

One shifting field day shows the difference between weather and climate. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 7 · Module 1

The Roads Between Us

A poem about trade routes that carry goods, stories, and friendship. Key words are tappable.

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Cluster 8 · Module 1

What Shapes a Society?

How place, resources, and connection shape the societies people build. Key words are tappable.

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