2nd Grade Reading
Common Core State Standards for Reading
READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATUARE (RL)
Key Ideas and Details |
Test Questions |
| 02RL01. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. |
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| 02RL02. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. |
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| 02RL03. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. |
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| Craft and Structure |
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| 02RL04. Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. |
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| 02RL05. Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. |
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| 02RL06. Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. |
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| Integration of Knowledge and Ideas. |
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| 02RL07. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. |
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| 02RL08. (Not applicable to literature) |
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| 02RL09. Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. |
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| Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity. |
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| 02RL10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. |
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READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT (RI)
Key Ideas and Details |
Test Questions |
| 02RI01. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. |
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| 02RI02. Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. |
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| 02RI03. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. |
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| Craft and Structure |
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| 02RI04. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. |
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| 02RI05. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. |
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| 02RI06. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. |
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| Integration of Knowledge and Ideas. |
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| 02RI07. Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. |
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| 02RI08. Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. |
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| 02RI09. Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. |
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| Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity. |
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| 02RI10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. |
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READING STANDARDS FOR FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (RF)
Phonics and Word Recognition |
Test Questions |
| 02RF03. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. · Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. · Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. · Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels. · Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. · Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. · Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. |
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| Fluency |
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| 02RF04. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. · Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. · Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression. · Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. |
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