2nd Grade ELA (Utah Core Standards)

Strand 1: Speaking and Listening

• 2.SL.1 Take part effectively in conversations with different partners about topics and texts, using fitting vocabulary.
  • a. Start and build on conversations over several exchanges with suitable tone and body language.
  • b. Ask for others' opinions and identify their points of view.
• 2.SL.2 Speak clearly when asking and answering questions about a topic and its key details.
• 2.SL.3 Use suitable language, grammar, volume and pronunciation when speaking or presenting.
  • a. Present a story, information or an opinion in logical order with descriptions, facts and details.

Strand 2: Reading

• 2.R.2 Show phonological awareness by working with the sounds in longer spoken words.
  • a. Add, delete or substitute first, middle and last sounds in words of five or six sounds with blends.
  • b. Isolate, say, blend and segment every sound in words of five or six sounds.
• 2.R.3 Show phonics skill by reading and spelling multisyllable words and complex letter patterns.
  • a. Recognize and start reading and spelling all six syllable types in longer words.
  • b. Recognize and start using the schwa sound in longer words.
  • c. Blend words of five and six sounds when reading.
  • d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
  • e. Read and spell grade-appropriate compound words.
  • f. Read and spell words with variant digraphs (ph, gh, ch as /sh/, ck).
  • g. Read and spell words with the trigraphs tch and dge.
  • h. Read and spell words with hard and soft c and g and silent letters (kn, lm, mb, gh, wr).
  • i. Read and spell words with diphthongs and vowel patterns (oi/oy, ou/ow, au/aw, oo).
  • j. Read and spell words with phonograms such as -old, -ild, -ost, -olt and -ind.
  • k. Read and spell common irregular words.
• 2.R.4 Read grade-level text accurately and fluently enough to understand it.
• 2.R.5 Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about key details.
• 2.R.6 Read a variety of texts, including from diverse cultures, and retell them using their structure and main idea.
• 2.R.7 Describe how characters respond to major events (RL) or how events, science ideas or steps connect (RI).
• 2.R.8 Explain how words and phrases show feelings, appeal to the senses or define subject terms.
• 2.R.9 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using several strategies.
  • a. Use sentence context as a clue to meaning.
  • b. Work out a new word from a known prefix or root.
  • c. Predict the meaning of a compound word from its parts.
  • d. Use glossaries and dictionaries to find meanings.
• 2.R.10 Describe the overall structure of literary and informational texts to find facts and details quickly.
• 2.R.12 Use pictures or text features to show understanding of story elements or topics.
• 2.R.13 Explain how reasons and evidence support an author's points (informational texts).
• 2.R.14 Compare versions of a story from different cultures and the key points of two texts on one topic.

Strand 3: Writing

• 2.W.1 Write opinion pieces with a topic, an opinion, supporting evidence, linking words and a conclusion.
  • a. Write, expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 2.W.2 Write informative pieces that introduce a topic, develop points with facts and definitions and conclude.
  • a. Write, expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 2.W.3 Write narratives of an elaborated event or short sequence, with actions, thoughts, feelings, time words and a conclusion.
  • a. Write, expand and rearrange simple and compound sentences.
  • b. Use the expected writing conventions.
• 2.W.4 Take part in shared research and writing projects on a topic.
  • a. Recall information or gather it from given sources to answer a question.
  • b. Work with others through the writing process.
• 2.W.5 Write all upper- and lowercase manuscript letters fluently.