2nd Grade ELA (Maine Learning Results)

Language 1: Grammar and usage

• L1.2.1 Use collective nouns such as group or team.
• L1.2.2 Form and use common irregular plurals such as feet, mice and children.
• L1.2.3 Use reflexive pronouns such as myself and ourselves.
• L1.2.4 Form and use the past tense of common irregular verbs.
• L1.2.5 Use adjectives and adverbs, picking the right one for the word being described.
• L1.2.6 Write, extend and reorder complete simple and compound sentences.

Language 2: Capitalization, punctuation and spelling

• L2.2.1 Capitalize holidays, product names and place names.
• L2.2.2 Use commas in the greeting and closing of a letter.
• L2.2.3 Use apostrophes for contractions and common possessives.
• L2.2.4 Apply learned spelling patterns to new words.
• L2.2.5 Check and correct spelling using beginning dictionaries and other references.

Language 3: Using knowledge of language

• L3.2.1 Apply language knowledge and conventions when writing, speaking, reading and listening.
• L3.2.2 Compare formal and informal English.

Language 4: Working out word meanings

• L4.2.1 Work out the meaning of new and multiple-meaning words from grade 2 reading and topics, using a choice of strategies.
• L4.2.2 Use the rest of the sentence as a clue to what a word or phrase means.
• L4.2.3 Work out the meaning of a known word with a known prefix added, such as unhappy.
• L4.2.4 Use a known root word to work out a new word built on it, such as additional.
• L4.2.5 Use the meanings of the parts to predict what a compound word means.
• L4.2.6 Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, print or digital, to check word and phrase meanings.

Language 5: Figurative language and word relationships

• L5.2.1 Show understanding of how words relate and of slight differences in meaning.
• L5.2.2 Connect words to real life, such as describing spicy or juicy foods.
• L5.2.3 Tell apart closely related verbs (toss, hurl) and adjectives (thin, slender, skinny).

Language 6: Academic and subject vocabulary

• L6.2.1 Use words and phrases picked up from talk and reading, including describing adjectives and adverbs.

Speaking and Listening 1: Collaborative discussion

• SL1.2.1 Join group conversations with peers and adults about grade 2 topics and texts.
• SL1.2.2 Follow agreed discussion rules, including getting a turn politely and listening with care.
• SL1.2.3 Build on others' talk by linking their own comments to what was said.
• SL1.2.4 Ask for clarification or more explanation when needed.

Speaking and Listening 2: Understanding and judging what is presented

• SL2.2.1 Retell or describe key ideas and details from a read-aloud or from spoken or media information.
• SL2.2.2 Ask and answer questions about a speaker's words to check understanding or learn more about a topic.

Speaking and Listening 3: Presenting information and evidence

• SL3.2.1 Describe, tell stories or recount experiences with facts and vivid details, speaking audibly in full sentences.
• SL3.2.2 Make audio or video recordings of stories or poems and add visuals to make ideas clearer.

Speaking and Listening 4: Adapting speech

• SL4.2.1 Speak in full sentences when asked for detail or clarification (links to grade 2 Language 1 and 3).

Reading 1: Print concepts

• R1.2.1 Recognize what marks a paragraph, such as an indent.

Reading 3: Phonics and word recognition

• R3.2.a Tell long from short vowels when reading regular one-syllable words.
• R3.2.b Know the sounds of more common vowel teams.
• R3.2.c Decode regular two-syllable words that have long vowels.
• R3.2.d Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
• R3.2.e Identify words whose spellings and sounds match in less regular but common ways.
• R3.2.f Recognize and read grade-level words with irregular spellings.

Reading 4: Close reading and textual evidence

• R4.2.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, how and why questions about a text.

Reading 5: Summary, themes and central ideas

• R5.2.1 Retell stories with who, what, when, where, how and why details and show they grasp the theme.
• R5.2.2 Name the main topic of a longer text and the central idea of particular paragraphs.

Reading 6: How characters, events and ideas develop

• R6.2.1 Describe how story characters react to major events and challenges.
• R6.2.2 Describe how a series of events or ideas relate, using words for time, order and cause.

Reading 7: Word meanings in texts

• R7.2.1 Describe how words and phrases create rhythm and meaning.
• R7.2.2 Use given resources to find out what words and phrases mean.

Reading 8: Text structure and features

• R8.2.1 Describe a text's overall structure, including how the opening and ending work.
• R8.2.2 Explain how text features such as headings and indexes help locate key facts quickly.

Reading 9: Perspective and purpose

• R9.2.1 Recognize that characters have different points of view.
• R9.2.2 Identify a text's main purpose, such as what the author wants to explain or describe.

Reading 10: Arguments and claims

• R10.2.1 Describe how reasons back up particular points an author or character makes.

Reading 11: Integrating texts, forms and media

• R11.2.1 Use pictures and words in print or digital texts to show understanding of characters, setting or plot.
• R11.2.2 Compare and contrast versions of the same story told in different forms.
• R11.2.3 Explain how particular visuals add to and clarify a text.
• R11.2.4 Compare and contrast information in two texts on one topic.

Reading 12: Fluency

• R12.2.1 Read a range of grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.
• R12.2.2 Reread grade-level texts aloud accurately, at a suitable pace and with expression.
• R12.2.3 Use context to check or correct word reading and meaning, rereading when needed.

Writing 1: Inquiry and research

• W1.2.1 Explore questions through shared research and writing projects.
• W1.2.2 Answer questions using given sources or their own experiences.

Writing 2: Process, production and technology

• W2.2.1 With help from adults and peers, stay on a topic and improve writing by revising and editing.
• W2.2.2 With adult help, use digital tools to make and share writing, including with peers.

Writing 3: Composing for audience and purpose

• W3.2.1 Draw and write to share a topic with a beginning, a detailed middle and an end.