2Nd Grade Standards

2nd Grade Standards Reading, Writing, Research

2. Reading for All Purposes: · GLE 2.2.1 Fluent reading depends on specific skills and approaches to understanding strategies when reading literary text  Use self-monitoring strategies (rereading, checking, predicting, questioning, clarifying, activating background knowledge) to conduct meaning and draw conclusions  Ask and answer questions (who, what, where, when, why, and how) about details  Recount stories (including fables, folktales from diverse cultures)  Determine central message, lesson or moral  Describe how characters respond to major events and challenges  Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning  Read high frequency words with accuracy and speed  Describe overall structure of story (beginning introduces, events, ending)  Acknowledge different points of view of characters  Identify how word choice enhances  Use information from illustrations to aid understanding of character, plot, setting  Compare / contrast two or more versions of the same story  Read and comprehend literature and poetry at the 2nd grade level  Compare formal and informal uses of English

· GLE 2.2.2 Fluent reading depends on specific skills and appropriate to understanding strategies when reading informational text  Ask and answer questions (who, what, where, when, why and how) regarding details  Identify main topic of multi-paragraph text as well as focus of specific paragraphs  Describe connection between series of historical events, scientific ideas or steps  Summarize main idea using relevant details  Determine meaning of words in text  Know and use text features to locate key facts or information  Identify main purpose of text (what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe)  Read text to perform a task  Use images to contribute and clarify text (diagram, etc.)  Describe how reasons support specific points presented by two texts on same topic  Compare / contrast most important points presented by two texts  Adjust reading rate for text and purpose  Read and comprehend informational text including social studies, science at the grade 2 level proficiently  Use glossaries and resources to clarify meaning of words

· GLE 2.2.3 Decoding words with accuracy depends on knowledge of complex spelling patters and morphology  Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding  Distinguish long and short vowels in one-syllable words and two-syllable words  Know spelling-sound for vowel teams  Read multi-syllabic words accurately and fluently  Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes  Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondence  Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words  Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding  Read orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression  Self-correct and rereading if necessary  Clarify the meaning of unknown words using variety of strategies (context clues, prefixes, root words, compound words)  Figurative language and nuances in word meanings  Identify real-life connections between words and their use  Distinguish shades of meaning  Use words and phrases acquired in responding to text

3. Writing and Composition · GLE 2.3.1 Exploring the writing process helps to plan and draft a variety of literary genres.  Write opinion pieces, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion  Use linking words to connect opinion and reasons  Provide conclusion  Write narratives that recount event or short sequence of events  Use details to describe actions, thoughts or feelings  Use temporal words to signal order  Organize ideas using pictures, graphic organizers or story maps  Write simple, descriptive poems  Write with precise nouns, active verbs, and descriptive adjectives  Develop characters both internally and externally

· GLE 2.3.2 Exploring the writing process helps to plan and draft a variety of simple informational texts  Write informative/explanatory texts  Introduce a topic  Use facts to develop points  Provide concluding statement or section  Write letters and “how-to’s” that follow logical order and format  Organize informational text using main idea and supporting details  Use relevant details when responding in writing to questions about texts  State focus when responding to questions  Use details from text to support a given focus  Apply transition words to writing

· GLE 2.3.3 Appropriate spelling, capitalization, grammar and punctuation are used and applied in writing  Demonstrate command of grammar and usage when writing  Use collective nouns, irregular plural nouns, reflexive pronouns  Form and use past tense of irregular verbs  Use adjectives and adverbs  Apply accurate subject-verb agreement  Produce, expand and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences  Vary sentence beginnings  Spell high-frequency words accurately  Demonstrate command of conventions – capitalization, punctuation, spelling  Capitalize holidays, product names, geographic names  Use commas in greetings and closing of letters  Use apostrophe’s to form contractions and possessives  Generalize spelling patterns  Consult reference materials to correct spelling  Focus on a topic and strengthen writing by revising and editing  Use digital tools to produce and publish writing, collaborate with peers

4. Research and Reasoning · GLE 2.4.1. Reference materials help us locate information and answer questions  Identify resources and the information they contain  Identify a question and gather information to investigate  Use text features to locate, interpret and use information  Use multi-media sources to answer questions  Recall information or gather information to answer questions

· GLE 2.4.2. Questions are essential to analyze and evaluate the quality of thinking  Participate in shared research and writing projects  Ask primary questions  Acknowledge need to treat all viewpoints fairly