Alabama 2nd Grade Reading Standards for Informational Texts
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 2nd Grade Reading Standards for Informational Texts.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RI1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Identifying Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and retell the main textual details.
Making Inferences
Draw conclusions about ideas in a text that are not directly stated.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
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Pausing and Predicting
Pause frequently to make predictions about what will be said or done.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Summarize problems and solutions in a text.
Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
RI2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Identifying Main Ideas
Identify the main ideas in a paragraph(s) and retell the main textual details.
Marking a Text
Identify and isolate essential ideas in a text.
Predicting the Main Idea
Scan the text and make predictions about subject, content, and structure.
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Read 1, Speak 2, Write 3
Read a paragraph or two, discuss the text, and write down main ideas.
Visual Summary
Draw illustrations that represent the main ideas in a text.
RI3
Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Text Features
Analyze how text features communicate important information.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Retell cause and effect relationships in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Craft and Structure
RI4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Asking Questions: 5Ws and 1H
Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions while reading.
Important Vocabulary
Define words that are important to the main ideas in a text.
RI5
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.
5 Steps to Confident Reading
Build reading skills and confidence with a step-by-step process for reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
Analyzing Text Features
Analyze how text features communicate important information.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI7
Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
