Lindop School
Second Grade Accomplishments - Student Literacy Expectations

1. Phonics and Word Knowledge
   • Uses phonemic awareness knowledge to identify phonetically regular one and two syllable words.
   • Isolates, blends, substitutes, manipulates letter sounds
   • Accurately decodes phonetically regular multi-syllable words and nonsense words.
   • Uses a variety of decoding strategies (i.e. word patterns, structural analysis, common endings, vowel spellings) to recognize new words.
   • Recognizes 300-500 age-appropriate sight words.
   • Uses context and previous experience to determine meaning of unfamiliar words in text.
   
   
2. Reading Comprehension and Fluency
   • Reads and comprehends both fiction and nonfiction texts appropriate to second grade.
   • Locates answers to questions before, during, and after reading to clarify understanding.
   • Identifies the author’s purpose and the main idea.
   • Recalls facts and details of texts during and after reading.
   • Discusses similarities in characters and events across stories.
   • Identifies story elements of plot, setting, characters, and events.
   • Connects and compares information across nonfiction selections.
   • Poses possible answers to how, why, and what if questions in nonfiction texts.
   • Identifies and begins to interpret information presented in diagrams, charts, graphs, and maps.
   • Takes part in creative response to text such as dramatizations, oral presentations, fantasy, play, etc.
   • Selects and reads trade books, longer chapter books with few illustrations, appropriate for second grade.
   • Reads age-appropriate material aloud with fluency and accuracy, intonation, and expression in a manner that aids comprehension.
   
   
3. Writing and Spelling
   • Writes using complete sentences.
   • Writes a three to five sentence paragraph using proper form (topic sentence, details, summary sentence).
   • Uses correct punctuation (end marks), grammar, and capitalization in writing.
   • Uses appropriate pre-writing strategies to generate and organize ideas.
   • Begins to evaluate and reflect on own writing and that of others.
   • Writes narrative stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
   • Elaborates and supports written content with facts, details, and description.
   • Uses the writing process to develop a narrative and descriptive piece.
   • Experiments with different forms of creative writing (e.g. song, poetry, short fiction).
   • Uses phonemic clues, and phonetic spelling to spell unfamiliar words.
   • Uses correct spelling of high frequency words previously studied in his/her own writing.
   
   
4. Listening and Speaking
   • Listens and comprehends appropriate content material.
   • Presents information on a single topic in a logical order.
   • Speaks in a clear audible voice.
   • Contributes relevant, appropriate information to discussions.
   • Generates questions gained from experiences (e.g. field trips, visitors, stories, discussion) to gather information.
   • Listens and responds politely and appropriately to speaker through movements, gestures, questions, and retelling.

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