2nd Grade Comprehension Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current 2nd Grade Language Arts Standards for current resources.

Reading
Oral Language/Decoding
Expand oral language through vocabulary growth. 2.1.1 a	Easy Reader Books - "Use these entertaining stories to practice sight words in engaging contexts. There are two versions of these stories available. The first is unedited and can be used to gain familiarity with the text. The “altered version” gives students the ability to fill in the blank with the correct sight words. Additionally, there are Flash Card and Bingo-type games that allow children to practice with the words in isolation or in groups." What's the Word? - a reading and vocabulary game from FunBrain - Select Alphabet (Easy), Animals, Fruit, Tools, Machines, or Shapes to begin the game. Classroom Reading Key Vocabulary Building Program - a reading vocabulary improvement program that has identified the specific reading words students need to master for each grade
Understand, follow, and give oral directions. 2.1.1 c	Can You Follow Directions? - Tina will give you directions. Click on the pictures in the correct order. Listen and Follow Directions - Spatial Concepts activity - This is a good whole class activity and then as a center activity.
Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages. 2.1.2 d	Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales - Andersen is recognized as a master of the use of informal language in his fairy tales. Choose chronological list to see stories to use with your class.
Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark, and exclamation mark) 2.1.3 d	Power Proofreading - Choose 2nd grade then select; Memo to Joy Goodhart, or any one of the mixed practice exercises. Find the correct sentence - choose sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation Punctuation - find the correct punctuation mark to end the sentence
Add, delete, and change targeted sounds to modify or change words. 2.1.4 b	Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Lanolin's Greenhouse - Click on the object that matches the new word with beginning letter replacement. (The pronunciation of letter phonemes on this site is one of the best I have seen on the web) Phonemic Segments - Deletion and Substitution - Pumpkin Patch - Click on the object that matches the new phoneme without the beginning letter sound. Excellent practice for students that have a hard time hearing individual phonemic parts! (The pronunciation of letter phonemes on this site is one of the best I have seen on the web)
Identify and produce rhyming words. 2.1.4 c	Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme. Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3) Rhyme Time - match the word with the image it rhymes with Rhyming Words - many choices to select from - Click on the word that rhymes with the picture.
Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence and meaning of parts of words (e.g., affixes, roots, compounds, and contractions) to decode grade appropriate words. 2.1.5 a	Compound words are single words that are made up from two other words. Try some of your own compound words. Compound Words Drag & Drop - Hold the left mouse button down on a word and move it to make a compound word. Compound Words Page Compound Words worksheet - Print the sheet and then match two words to make a compound word. Compound Word Activity - Use two words from the list to make one compound word. You can mix and match any words. You may use the word once or more than once. Compound Words - Help Gus learn to read words with this interactive story that asks you for help in reading. Contraction Practice - interactive contraction practice Contractions - type the contraction beside the two words Fly By Contraction Practice - find the correct airplane to match with the contraction - click Go each time to get a new question Study Dog - Samples of the Study Dog program; Alaphabet trace, rhymes, vowel blends and spelling. Type the contraction - type contraction form of words
Use decoding strategies, such as sounding out words, comparing similar words, breaking words into smaller words, and looking for word parts (e.g., compound words, word families, blends, and digraphs). 2.1.5 b	Beginning Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph Compound Words - put the two words together to create a compound word. Consonant Blends - find the blend that matches the picture Ending Consonants - for all letters Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending Final Consonant Digraphs - Identify the digraph that ends each word. Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds - Practice with Initial Consonant Blends - matching exercise with initial consonant blends Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture Word Family Sort - online activity Word Families - activities to help students decode words. Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures
Use known words to decode unknown words. 2.1.5 c	Sticky letters - create new words from letters using known words to help decode new words.
Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules. 2.1.5 d	Reference Skills: Syllabication - printables from EdHelper Space Station - Build a space station by using word study skills - Divide the word in blue into syllables and enter it into the box with a '-' between the syllables. Example: fi-nal Syllable Factory - break words up into "chunks" (Warning: there are some words that have been separated wrongly. An acitivity for students might be to find the ones that are wrong vs the ones that are right!) Syllabication Rules - print these as large flash cards Syllable Quiz 11 - identify where two syllable words should be divided Syllable Quiz 21 - identify where two or three syllable words should be divided Syllable Rules for Students: Black line masters - Posters of simplified spelling rules to enlarge for classroom display or reduce to give to students.
Demonstrate the automatic recognition of high frequency words. 2.1.6 d	Dolch Word Lists - PreK - 3rd grade words; worksheets and alphabetize game with each list included. Easy Reader Books - "Use these entertaining stories to practice sight words in engaging contexts. There are two versions of these stories available. The first is unedited and can be used to gain familiarity with the text. The “altered version” gives students the ability to fill in the blank with the correct sight words. Additionally, there are Flash Card and Bingo-type games that allow children to practice with the words in isolation or in groups." High Frequency Words - six activities using sight words - drag correct word to complete the sentences Star Words - This activity provides practice at sight recognition and spelling of the 200 or so high frequency words Word Wall Dolch Flash Cards - Print these cards out to practice high frequency words. Word shape recognition is included.
Read a variety of texts with fluency, expression, accuracy, and confidence. 2.1.6 e	Stories Online - online reading resource links - uses Guided Reading levels as an indicator What's My Job? - Select the right job to go along with the sentence.
Manipulate word families, word wall, and word sorts. 2.1.7 d	Word Formation - Print out these worksheets and manipulate words.
Identify a purpose for reading. 2.1.8 a	Is This the Right Book for Me? - A lesson plan that helps students understand the purpose for reading.

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