2nd Grade ELA (Indiana Academic Standards)

Reading Foundations (RF)

• 2.RF.1 Decode two-syllable words using the six major syllable types, out of context.
• 2.RF.2 Use short and long vowel knowledge, including vowel teams, to read regular one-syllable words.
• 2.RF.3 Decode multisyllable words with base words and affixes, plus contractions, possessives and compound words.
• 2.RF.4 Read decodable or grade-level texts aloud with accuracy, good rate and expression.

Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 2.RC.1 Ask and answer questions about a text's main idea and key details to show understanding.
• 2.RC.2 Retell the beginning, middle and end of stories, including fables and folktales, and identify their lessons.
• 2.RC.3 Explain how characters respond to major events and how that shapes the plot.
• 2.RC.4 Describe a story's overall structure, including how it begins and how the ending resolves the action.
• 2.RC.5 Notice differences in characters' points of view and identify dialogue in quotation marks.
• 2.RC.6 Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text and the topic of each paragraph.
• 2.RC.7 Use text features to find key facts and explain how they support the text.
• 2.RC.8 Recognize nonfiction organized to compare, describe a procedure, or show cause and effect.
• 2.RC.9 Describe how an author's facts or reasons support points in a text.
• 2.RC.10 Compare and contrast the most important points of two texts on the same topic.
• 2.RC.11 Use context clues and text features to work out the meaning of unknown words.
• 2.RC.12 Identify word relationships such as synonyms, antonyms and multiple-meaning words.

Writing (W)

• 2.W.1 Write legibly with correctly formed letters and proper spacing of words and sentences.
• 2.W.2 Write opinion pieces with an introduction, reasons, linking words and a conclusion.
• 2.W.3 Write informative texts around a main idea with facts, details and a conclusion.
• 2.W.4 Write narratives with a beginning, middle and end, using time words and describing feelings.
• 2.W.5 Use the writing process: plan with drawings, revise with details, edit and give peer feedback.
• 2.W.6 With support, research a topic using reference sources and share the findings.
• 2.W.7 Use grade 2 grammar: nouns, pronouns, irregular past-tense verbs, adjectives, adverbs and sentence types.
• 2.W.8 Use capitals, punctuation and spelling, including vowel patterns and common irregular words.

Communication and Collaboration (CC)

• 2.CC.1 Take part in shared conversations about grade 2 topics and texts in small and large groups.
• 2.CC.2 Follow discussion rules: listen carefully, take turns and speak one at a time.
• 2.CC.3 Ask for clarification and more explanation about the topics and texts discussed.
• 2.CC.4 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify or learn more.
• 2.CC.5 Give focused presentations, using media where helpful to make ideas and feelings clear.
• 2.CC.6 Give and follow spoken directions with three or more steps.
• 2.CC.7 Recognize that media can inform, entertain, persuade, interpret events and pass on culture.