Working toward the goal of reading with comprehension, writing with skill, and communicating effectively and responsibly, each second grader will learn to:

Reading:

• Read for information and pleasure.
• Understand what has been read.
• Share reading with others (partner reading, plays, skits).
• Apply phonics by using word structure, consonant and vowel pattern in reading and spelling.
• Build vocabulary through listening to a variety of readings.

Reading Quick Check: Does your child:

• Use a range of skills to figure out unknown words?
• Work consistently to maintain and improve reading?
• Show awareness of multiple meanings of some words?
• Make inferences from text and illustrations?
• Use a table of contents and index to locate information?

Writing:

• Identify setting, character and main idea, as well as beginning, middle and end of a story.
• Use ideas, voice and conventions in writing.
• Compare and contrast ideas in a story.
• Write a simple paragraph.
• Construct a complete story with a clear beginning, middle and end.
• Use part of the writing process through editing, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.
• Use editing marks to revise written work.
• Spell assigned words correctly.
• Form capital and lower-case letters and numbers correctly as taught in school.
• Use dictionaries and glossaries.
• Identify and use nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
• Identify and use homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms.
• Use syllabication, root words, prefixes and suffixes.
• Use technology as appropriate.

Communication:

• Participate appropriately in group discussions.
• Continue developing listening and communication skills.
• Develop and use written and spoken vocabulary.
• Integrate reading, writing, and communication skills to produce projects and/or oral presentations on topics covered in math, science and social studies.