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Grade 2 · English language arts

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English language arts · 2017 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Read vowel patterns and two-syllable wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Read prefixes, suffixes and unexpected spellingsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 03Read accurately, reread and explain the passageExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 04Retell an original fable and explain its moralExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 05Hear how a poem’s sounds shape rhythm and meaningExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 06Use story details, pictures and viewpointExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 07Read and comprehend stories, poems and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 band with support that fadesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 08Compare two retellers’ versions of The Lion and the MouseExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  6. 09Retell an Aesop fable and a Japanese folktale, with supported lessonsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 10Find information, paragraph topics and procedural connectionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 11Compare two texts and connect reasons to main pointsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 12Write an informative explanation with facts and definitionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 13Write a narrative, tell it clearly and record itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 14Research together and publish a digital class reportExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 15Write, revise and share an opinion with reasonsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 16Listen, build a discussion and ask useful questionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 17Use collective nouns, irregular plurals, reflexives and past verbsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 18Choose adjectives and adverbs and build complete sentencesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 19Edit names, letters, contractions, possession and spellingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 20Use context, word parts and references to choose precise wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 21Compare formal and informal English for different situationsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

English language arts · 2026 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Read and spell three-letter blends, trigraphs, silent-letter pairs, soft c and g, and the -ild, -ind, -old, -olt, -ost wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Read and spell long words by syllable type and word part, and use context beyond the sentenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 03Read decodable and grade-level texts with accuracy, automaticity and expression, and fix mistakes by rereadingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

More reading and writing

  1. 04Write every letter legibly in manuscript and cursive, with consistent size, spacing and alignmentExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 05Write complete sentences and use commas in a series, in dates, in addresses and in lettersExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 06Use apostrophes in contractions and possessives, set off interjections with punctuation, and expand sentences with because, so and butExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 07Compare two versions of Cinderella told by authors from different culturesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 08Use pictures and words in a print book and a digital book to describe characters, setting and plotExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 09Describe how authors use evidence, then research and write a short report on your ownExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 10Revise opinion, informative and narrative writing with linking words, supporting examples and phonics-based spellingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 11Follow agreed-upon discussion rules while connecting words to real life and telling apart closely related verbs and adjectivesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 12Use collective nouns, irregular plurals, reflexive pronouns, irregular past verbs, adjectives and adverbs, and produce, expand and rearrange sentencesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers