Our Academics
Take a look at some of the skills that your child will master as they read, write and play.
Reading and Writing Standards
Foundational Reading Skills
Fluency
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4.a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4.c
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding.
Reading Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text and the focus of specific paragraphs.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3
Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in procedures.
Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5
Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to explain or describe.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.7
Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.8
Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9
Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
Writing
Text Types and Purposes
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1
Write opinion pieces with reasons to support the opinion and provide a concluding statement.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2
Write informative/explanatory texts with facts to develop points and provide a concluding statement.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events.
Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing by revising and editing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.6
With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.7
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., reading a number of books on a single topic to produce a report).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.8
Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Language Skills
Conventions of Standard English
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.a
Use collective nouns (e.g., group).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.b
Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.c
Use reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.d
Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.e
Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.f
Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2.a
Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2.b
Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2.c
Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
Knowledge of Language
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.3.a
Compare formal and informal uses of English.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4.a
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4.b
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4.c
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4.d
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5
Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5.a
Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5.b
Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.6
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to.