Goals for the End of Second Grade
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Children become strong “decoders” in 2nd grade, meaning they can sound out and read more difficult words, such as compound words like cupcake and clubhouse.
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Children can read words that have prefixes, like preheat and suffixes, like treatable.
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Children can read 2nd grade level words that are spelled irregularly (through, enough).
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Children can correct themselves when they misread.
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They read on their own for longer periods of time and understand what they read.
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Children read different genres or types of reading, like fairy tales, poems, recipes, beginning chapter books and magazines.
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Children know over 220 high-frequency “sight words”.
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When reading a factual or informational text, they can remember the most important details: its main purpose and the 5 Ws: “who”, “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how” of the story.
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For stories, children are ready to show deeper understanding and critical thinking. You can ask thought provoking, open-ended questions such as, “If you were that character, would you have decided to run away?” Rather than a simple, “Who was the main character?”
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Children are reading 2nd grade level books with accuracy, a good pace and lively expression. After reading, they can retell the story.
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Children’s handwriting becomes more controlled and uniform.
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