Second Grade Literacy Content Standards

Second grade students are expected to:

• Reading
  • Reading strategies
    • Use phonetic, semantic, and syntactic cues
    • Decoding/word recognition
      • recognizing and using knowledge of spelling patterns, syllables, compound words, base words, prefixes, and suffixes
      • Apply knowledge of basic syllabication
    • Demonstrate vocabulary development
      • recognizing and using abbreviations, punctuation, regular and irregular plurals, multiple-meaning words, antonyms and synonyms
    • Develop fluency
      • self-correcting, reading high-frequency words, reading with expression
    • Read independently
      • self-selecting variety of texts and genre
  • Demonstrate comprehension
    • Reading responses such as:
      • stating purposes of reader and author
      • predicting and confirming
      • recalling details
      • recognizing cause and effect relationships
    • Connecting to personal experience
      • retelling of story to clarify and organize ideas
      • asking clarifying questions
    • Explore literary elements by:
      • author studies
      • generating alternative endings
      • comparing different cultural versions of the same story
    • Follow 2 step written instructions
    • Response and analysis
    •     Identify, discuss, and compare elements (setting, characters, sequencing, main idea, problem/solution, cause/effect)
    •     Identify and use structural features (titles, table of contents, diagrams, charts, graphs)
    • Identify the use of rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry
• Writing
  • Engage in the writing process
    • Prewriting – able to generate ideas and make a plan for writing
    • Drafting – compose a story with a beginning, middle and end; incorporating descriptive language and detail
    • Revising – beginning to recognize the need by incorporating additional ideas and details
    • Editing – self-correcting spelling by using available resources; editing for appropriate capitalization and punctuation
    • Publishing – rewriting selected writing pieces for publication
  • Write for a variety of purposes

            Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea

    • For example: write poetry, journal, reading logs, letters, creative and informative writing
    • Students write for an audience and purpose
    • Understand and use reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, atlas)
  • Use conventions and mechanics of language
    • Sentence structure - distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences; recognize and use the correct word order in written sentences
    • Grammar - identify  and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking
    • Punctuation - use commas in the greeting and closure of a letter with dates and items in a series; use quotation marks correctly
    • Capitalization - capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people
  • Spelling - spell frequently used, irregular words correctly (e.g. was, were, says, said, who what)
• Listening and speaking
  • Listening and speaking  strategies - students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication.  They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation
  • Comprehension
    • Determine the purpose of purposes of listening (e.g. to obtain information, to solve problems, for enjoyment)
    • Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas
    • Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others
    • Give and follow three- and four-step oral directions

• Organization and Delivery of Oral Communications

  • Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus
  • Speak clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of communication (e.g. informal discussion, report to class)
  • Recount experiences in a logical sequence
  • Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot
  • Report on a topic with supportive facts and details

• Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

  • Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a coherent thesis statement.  Student speaking demonstrates a command of standard American English.  Students are expected to be able to:
  • Recount experiences or present stories
  • Move through a logical sequence of events
  • Describe story elements (e.g. characters, plot, setting)
  • Report on a topic with facts and details, drawing from several several sources of information

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