Grade 2 Objectives

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		Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency
9	-	1. Identify rhyming words with the same or different spelling patterns.
1	-	2. Read regularly spelled multi-syllable words by sight.
2	-	3. Blend phonemes (sounds) of letters and syllables to read unknown words with one or more syllables.
2	-	4. Use knowledge of common word families (e.g., -ite or -ate) to sound out unfamiliar words.
-	-	5. Segment letter, letter blends and syllable sounds in words.
2	-	6. Distinguish and identify the beginning, middle and ending sounds in words.
1	-	7. Identify words as having either short- or long-vowel sounds.
3	-	8. Demonstrate a growing stock of sight words.
3	-	9. Read text using fluid and automatic decoding skills.
-	-	10. Read passages fluently with appropriate changes in voice, timing and expression.
		Acquisition of Vocabulary
-	-	1. Use knowledge of word order and in-sentence context clues to support word identification and to define unknown words while reading.
7	-	2. Identify words that have similar meanings (synonyms) and words that have opposite meanings (antonyms).
-	-	3. Classify words into categories (e.g., colors, fruits, vegetables).
3	1	4. Read accurately high-frequency sight words.
-	-	5. Read homographs aloud correctly, adjusting sounds to fit meaning, and use words in context.
2	-	6. Determine the meaning of common compound words (e.g., lunchroom, baseball) by explaining the relationship between the words contained in the compound.
5	-	7. Identify contractions and common abbreviations and connect them to whole words.
3	-	8. Determine the meaning of prefixes, including un-, re-, pre- and suffixes, including -er, -est, -ful, -less.
-	-	9. Use root words (e.g., smile) and their various inflections (e.g., smiles, smiling, smiled) to determine the meaning of words.
1	1	10. Determine the meaning and pronunciations of unknown words using a beginner's dictionary, glossaries and technology.
		Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies
1	1	1. Establish a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions or to be entertained).
-	1	2. Predict content, events and outcomes from illustrations and prior experience and support those predictions with examples from the text or background knowledge.
1	-	3. Compare and contrast information in texts with prior knowledge and experience.
4	-	4. Summarize text by recalling main ideas and some supporting details.
3	1	5. Create and use graphic organizers, such as Venn diagrams and webs, to demonstrate comprehension.
2	-	6. Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
-	-	7. Monitor comprehension by recognizing when text does not make sense and look back or read on to reinforce comprehension.
-	-	8. Monitor reading comprehension by identifying word errors and self-correcting.
-	-	9. Use criteria to choose independent reading materials (e.g., personal interest, knowledge of authors and genres or recommendations from others).
2	-	10. Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience, to gain information or to perform a task).
		Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text
2	-	1. Use the table of contents, glossary, captions and illustrations to identify information and to comprehend text.
-	-	2. Arrange events from informational text in sequential order.
-	-	3. List questions about essential elements from informational text (e.g., why, who, where, what, when and how) and identify answers.
1	-	4. Classify ideas from informational texts as main ideas or supporting details.
-	1	5. Identify information in diagrams, charts, graphs and maps.
-	2	6. Analyze a set of directions for proper sequencing.
		Reading Applications: Literary Text
1	-	1. Compare and contrast different versions of the same story.
3	-	2. Describe characters and setting.
2	-	3. Retell the plot of a story.
2	-	4. Distinguish between stories, poems, plays, fairy tales and fables.
-	-	5. Identify words from texts that appeal to the senses.
-	-	6. Identify the theme of a text.

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