Grade 3/4 children talk and think about how and what they are learning. They learn to check their progress as they work toward their language learning goals. In Grade 3 /4, your child learns to use past experiences and what he or she knows about books, stories and language to figure out meaning; explore new ways to learn, think and communicate about what he or she reads, hears and watches; choose topics, ask good questions, and use a plan for a research project; make clear and interesting oral, written and visual presentations, keeping in mind the reason for the presentation and who will be listening, reading or watching; use a variety of information sources such as people, libraries, maps, technology and websites to answer his or her questions and find new information; check for complete sentences, punctuation and spelling. In Grade 3 and 4, children learn to participate cooperatively in large and small groups. They also learn that the kind of language we use depends on the situation and with whom we are communicating.