Second+Grade

Reading** Reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills are necessary tools for effective communication. The mastery of these skills is essential for enrichment and lifelong learning. Several years of research have yielded much information about how children learn to read. This research tells us that to become more skilled and confident readers over time, students need multiple opportunities to build essential skills. In their formative years of instruction,children must read to and provide opportunities to practice independent reading. Children must develop their ability to read with fluency and understanding in to build their knowledge of the world.
 * Second Grade Media Standards

The student** a. Reads a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language. b. Recognizes grade appropriate words with multiple meanings. c. Recognizes and applies the appropriate usage of
 * ELA2R3 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively

The student** a. Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure. b. Make predictions from text content. c. Generates questions before, during and after reading. d. Recalls explicit facts and infers implicit facts. e. Summarizes text content. f. Distinguishes fact from fiction in a text. g. Interprets information from illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers. h. Makes connections between texts/or personal experiences. i. Identifies and infers main idea and supporting details. j. Self-monitors comphrehension and attempts to claify meaning. K. Identifies and infers cause-and-effect relationships. l. Recognizes plot, setting, and character within text, compares and contrasts these elements among texts. m. Recognizes the basic elements of a variety of genres (e.g.,poetry, fables, folktales). n. Uses titles, table of contents, and chapter headings to locate information quickly and accurately and to preview text. o. Recognizes the author's purpose. p. Uses word parts to determine meanings. q. Uses dictionary, thesaurus, glossary skills to determine word meanings.
 * ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text.

**Writing** The student writes clear, coherent text that develops a centeral idea or tells a story. The writing shows consideration of tha audience and purpose. The student progresses thorugh the stages of writing process. The student writing reflects the conventions of written English.

t. Uses a variety of resources (encyclopedia, Internet, books) to research and share information on a topic. v. Uses the dictionary amd thesaurus to support word choices.
 * ELA2WI The student demonstrates the competency in the writing process. The student**

Ths student demonstrates an understanding of listening, speaking, and viewing skills for a variety of purposes. The student listen critically and responds appropriately to oral communication ina variety of genres and media. The student speaks in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas.
 * Listening/Speaking/Viewing**

a. Interprets information presented and seeks clarification when needed. d. Listens to and views a variety of media to acqure information.
 * ELA2LSV1 The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate. The student**


 * Other Information Literacy Skills **


 * Use the Super3 as an information search process model
 * Uses a variety of resources (encyclopedia, Internet, books) to research and share information about a topic
 * Uses the dictionary to support word choices
 * Uses the dictionary to correct spelling.
 * The learner will become familiar with media center resources, policies, procedures, personnel, and services (location of easy readers, fiction, nonfiction, biography, and reference sections)
 * Demonstrate proper care of media resources and exhibit appropriate behavior in the media center (care of books, media center procedures and rules)
 * Identify and use the parts of a book to access information (cover, spine, title page, table of contents, glossary, index)
 * Demonstrates an understanding of organization of media center materials (easy readers, fiction are in ABC order by author, nonfiction books are organized by “number”)
 * Will locate and use various sources for information (dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, databases (Galileo), world wide web (search engine))
 * Will develop and expand literary skills and appreciation (Georgia Book Awards, Caldecott Award, genres of literature, elements of literature)