Using Illustrations to Help Understand Text
Gain Meaning from Pictures
2.6.E and 6 more
Asking And Answering Questions 2nd Grade
Ask and Answer Questions
2.6.B and 4 more
Retelling Stories & Finding the Lesson
Retell Stories
K.7.A and 4 more
Asking And Answering Questions RL 2nd Grade
Ask and Answer Questions
2.6.B and 4 more
Finding Support for an Author's Point
Find Evidence in the Text
2.9.D and 3 more
Text Structure - Stories & Novels
Identifying Text Structure
2.9.B and 3 more
Rhythm and Meaning
Rhythm and Alliteration
K.2.A and 2 more
Asking And Answering Questions RI 2nd Grade
Answer Questions about Texts
2.6.E and 1 more
Asking And Answering Questions Grade 2
Answer Questions about Texts
2.6.E and 1 more
Sounds in Words
Sounds You Hear in Words
1.2.A and 1 more
Describing the Relationship of Events: Sequencing
Logical Connections
1.9.D and 1 more
What's the Story?
Explore Story Structure
1.8.C and 1 more
Using Images to Understand Nonfiction
Images Add Meaning to Text
2.9.D and 1 more
Feelings in Stories
Find Feeling Words in Stories
1.9.B
Comparing and Contrasting Cultural Differences
Compare and Contrast Stories
2.9.A
Are your second graders happy, or are they ecstatic? Are they lively or bouncing off the walls? Loud or ear-splitting? Shades of meaning can make all the difference!
Most second graders will have developed enough independent reading skills that they can begin to consume and comprehend more complex texts spanning a variety of genres. Decoding skills have developed to include complex spelling-sound correspondences and two-syllable words, while oral reading begins to include purposeful inflection and cadence. Students can craft compound sentences, use commas, and infer the meaning of unknown words.
For a more comprehensive look at eSpark's standards-aligned second grade reading teaching resources, check out the breakdown of covered domains and the skills students will be working on here:
Some of the skills students will master in eSpark include:
Reading Foundational Skills
Reading Literature
Language
Reading Informational
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eSpark meets the criteria for evidence-based interventions under ESSA guidelines, and has been proven in multiple studies to improve student performance in math and reading.
When you sign up for an eSpark account, your students experience these activities via adaptive, differentiated independent pathways and teacher-driven small group assignments. Teachers also have access to detailed usage and progress reports with valuable insights into standards mastery, student growth trends, and intervention opportunities.
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