2nd 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 (2nd MP), silent e, double vowels (2nd MP)/diphthongs). (RD-EP-1.0.1 DOK 2)
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)
C. Identify and infer the meanings of base/root words, compound words, contractions (2nd MP), possessives, prefixes, suffixes, (e.g. - ly, ful) and word endings (e.g. - er, est).
(RD-EP-1.0.2 & 1.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1, EL-P-FF-S-4]
D. Identify and analyze rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms (2nd MP), and homonyms/homophones/homographs. (RD-EP-1.0.2 DOK 2) [EL-P-FF-S-1,EL-P-FF-S-4]
E. Recognize irregularly spelled words and spelling patterns. (e.g. diphthongs, special vowel spellings,
and common word endings). [EL-P-FF-S-1]
H. Alphabetize words to the second letter (2nd MP), and use a dictionary to locate words.
[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 (2nd MP), fable, fantasy, make-believe, poetry, and stories) [EL-P-DIU-S-4, EL-P-DIU-S-7]
B. Identify and describe characters, plot (2nd MP), setting, theme, conflict/resolution, and problem/solution of a passage. (RD- EP-2.0.2 DOK 3) [EL-P-DIU-S-7, EL-P-IT-S-9]
E. Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary (words and terms specific to understanding the content). (RD-EP-2.0.4 DOK 2) [EL-P-DIU-S-5]
O. Self-select texts based on personal interests. [EL-P-RRT-S-2]
2nd Marking Period Reading Standards Second Grade
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