The stated learning gap is that my fourth grade students need to improve their reading comprehension skills in order to better understand their place in the world around them. I selected this unit, Number the Stars, because it enhances student understanding by using a Newberry Award winning book about taking a stand against injustice. It gives the children an opportunity to answer questions and complete activities which ask them to both share feelings about what they have learned and use the Internet to make comparisons. The fourth Grade Reading/3-5 cluster content standard states that the student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text.