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STANDARD 3.1 (READING) Grade Two

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A. Concepts About Print/Text

  1. Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information.
  2. Recognize the purpose of a paragraph.

B. Phonological Awareness (includes phonemic awareness)

  1. Add, delete, or change middle sounds to change words (e.g., pat to put).
  2. Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to sound out unknown words.

C. Decoding and Word Recognition

  1. Look for known chunks or small words to attempt to decode an unknown word.
  2. Reread inserting the beginning sound of the unknown word.
  3. Decode regular multisyllable words and parts of words (e.g., capital, Kalamazoo).
  4. Read many irregularly spelled words and such spelling patterns as diphthongs, special vowel spellings, and common endings.

D. Fluency

  1. Pause at appropriate end points (e.g., comma, period).
  2. Use appropriate pace; "not choppy" or word-by-word.
  3. Use appropriate inflection for dialogue, exclamations, etc.
  4. Read silently without finger or lip movement.
  5. Self-monitor when text does not make sense.
  6. Employed learned strategies to determine if text makes sense without being prompted.

E. Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)

  1. Skip over difficult words in an effort to read on and determine meaning.
  2. Return to the beginning of a sentence and try again.

F. Vocabulary and Concept Development

  1. Develop a vocabulary of 500-800 regular and irregular sight words.
  2. Know and relate meanings of simple prefixes and suffixes.
  3. Demonstrate evidence of expanding language repertory.
  4. Understand concept of antonyms and synonyms.
  5. Begin to use a grade-appropriate dictionary with assistance from teacher.

G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text

  1. Demonstrate ability to recall facts and details of text.
  2. Recognize cause and effect in texts.
  3. Make inferences and support them with textual information.
  4. Continue to identify story elements in texts.
  5. Respond to text by using how, why, and what-if questions.

H. Inquiry and Research

  1. Locate information using alphabetical order.
  2. Read a variety of nonfiction and fiction books and produce evidence of reading.