Common Core 2nd Grade Reading Standards for Literature
LiteracyTA provides reading skills that Common Core educators use to teach Common Core 2nd Grade Reading Standards for Literature.
The Common Core 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 Common Core reading standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Common Core standards!
Key Ideas and Details
RL1
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.
RL2
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
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.
Craft and Structure
RL4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
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.
RL5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
