4th Marking Period Reading Standards Second Grade

1. Develop abilities in reading.

A. Think clearly and solve problems about reading (classify, decide, solve, compare). B. Talk and write clearly about reading (present, persuade, collaborate, explain, recommend). C. Make careful plans and use them (brainstorm, envision, research, plan, organize, persist).

2. Read, write, speak, observe, and listen to express, explore, and learn about ideas.

A. Read and enjoy literature (e.g. realistic fiction, fantasy, nonfiction). B. Use mass media (e.g. newspapers, magazines, radio, television, movies, Internet). C. Follow spoken and written multi-step directions. D. Demonstrate appropriate listening behaviors (e.g. sit quietly without distracting others, show speaker you are listening) E. Demonstrate appropriate speaking behaviors (e.g. keep feet still, enunciate clearly, correct loudness, take turns, participate in small and large group discussion).

3. Develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read and understand texts.

A. Apply basic phonetic principles. (e.g. blends, medial consonants, final digraphs, r-controlled vowels, silent e, double vowels (4th MP), and diphthongs (4th MP) (RD-EP-1.0.1 DOK 2) [EP-P-FF-S-4] B. Identify and read single and multi-syllabic words using knowledge of sounds, word structure, syllable types, and word patterns. (RD-EP-1.0.1 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1] C. Identify and infer the meanings of base/root words, compound words, contractions, possessives, prefixes, suffixes (4th MP), (e.g. - ly, ful) and word endings (4th MP) (e.g. - er, est). (RD-EP-1.0.2 & 1.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1, EL-P-FF-S-4] F. Identify words with multiple meanings and infer the correct meaning as to how the word is used. (e.g. nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives) (RD-EP-1.0.3 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-4, EL-P-FF-S-5] G. Identify the purpose of capitalization, punctuation, and text features (e.g. boldface type, italics, indentations, illustrations, tables, table of contents, and indexes) to make meaning of a variety of texts. (RD-EP-1.0.5 DOK 1) [EL-P-FF-S-1] H. Alphabetize words to the second letter, and use a dictionary to locate words (4th MP). [EL-P-FF-S-5] I. Formulate questions to guide reading (before, during, and after). (RD-EP-1.0.6) [EL-P-FF-S-4, EL-P-IT-S-11, EL-P-DCS-S-1] J. Read and use high-frequency/grade-appropriate words with automaticity in connected text. [EL-P-FF-S-1] K. Read grade-appropriate material – orally and silently – with accuracy and fluency. [EL-P-FF-S-3] L. Apply context and self-correction strategies while reading. [EL-P-FF-S-2]

4. Use appropriate reading strategies to make sense of a variety of print and non-print texts (literary, informational, practical/workplace, persuasive).

A. Identify and describe characteristics of different types of literary texts. (e.g. fiction, realistic fiction, non-fiction, fairy tale, fable, fantasy, make-believe, poetry (4th MP), and stories) [EL-P-DIU-S-4, EL-P-DIU-S-7] B. Identify and describe characters, plot, setting, theme, conflict/resolution, and problem/solution 4th MP) of a passage. (RD-EP-2.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-P-DIU-S-7, EL-P-IT-S-9] C. Explain a character’s or speaker’s actions based on a passage. (RD-EP-3.0.1 DOK 3) [EL-P-IT-S-9]

May 2010 4th Marking Period Reading Standards Second Grade

D. Locate and evaluate titles, key ideas, information, main ideas, and details that support them. (e.g. in compound or incomplete sentences or sentence construction containing prepositions, compound subjects, or objects) (RD-EP-2.0.3 & 3.0.4 DOK 3) [EL-P-IT-S-10] F. Make inferences, draw conclusions, and evaluate predictions based on what is read. (RD-EP-2.0.7 DOK 3) [EL-P-DIU-S-1, EL-P-DIU-S-6, EL-P-IT-S-1, EL-P-RRT-S-1] G. Identify the correct sequence. (RD-EP-2.0.5 DOK 1) [EL-P-DIU-S-2] H. Identify and explain the organizational pattern used (e.g. sequence, cause and effect, and compare/contrast) to understand a passage. (RD-EP-5.0.4) [EL-P-DIU-S-2, EL-P-DIU-S-3] K. Summarize/paraphrase a variety of reading passages by selecting the main ideas, main events or key points. [EL-P-DIU-S-8, EL-P-IT-S-6] L. Locate and paraphrase information from text to accomplish a specific task, to follow directions, or answer questions. [EL-P-DIU-S-8] M. Complete an analogy found in informational texts. EL-P-IT-S-2, EL-P-DCS-S-3] N. Evaluate information supplied in text to determine the most likely cause for a given effect.(e.g. real life) [EL-P-DIU-S-3] O. Self-select texts based on personal interests. [EL-P-RRT-S-2]

5. Interpret text and make connections to develop a more complete understanding of what is read.

C. Use prior knowledge and connect information from a passage to students’ lives (text-to-self), other texts (text-to-text - e.g. novel, short story, song, film, website, etc.), and real world issues (text-to-world). (RD-EP-4.0.1) [EL-P-DIU-S-10] D. Evaluate what is read based on the author’s purpose, word choice, language use, sentence variety, content, and use of literary elements. (e.g. characterization, plot, setting, theme, point of view, emotions, mood, rhyme, and idioms) (RD-EP-5.0.1) [EL-P-IT-S-10, EL-P-DCS-S-4, EL-P-IT-S-3, EL-P-IT-S-4, EL-P-IT-S-7]

May 2010