The purpose of reading class in second grade is to teach reading through phonetic analysis, structural analysis, sight words, context clues and dictionary skills. Students will develop an enthusiasm for reading, independence in word recognition skills, comprehension skills and build Christian character and a love for literature.
Curriculum – Harcourt
Goals and Objectives – The students will be able to:
- Decode words with short vowel sounds.
- Discriminate rhyming words.
- Demonstrate ability to use content page.
- Demonstrate ability to recognize titles.
- Recall facts and details about story characters.
- Demonstrate understanding of quotation marks.
- Relate the story title to main idea.
- Recall the sequence of events
- Recognize emotional responses of characters.
- Predict outcomes.
- Demonstrate ability to follow directions.
- Infer supporting details about characters.
- Recognize the importance of obedience.
- Infer unstated supporting details.
- Discriminate between characters in oral reading.
- Demonstrate good listening habits.
- Read punctuation marks that develops sentence meaning.
- Recognize the importance of friendships.
- Evaluate character attitudes.
- Identify with a story character.
- Recognize the reality of a historical account.
- Classify items.
- Use varied voice inflection in response to punctuation signals.
- Demonstrate comprehension of pictures and sentences.
- Recognize the importance of prayer.
- Recognize the importance of responsibility.
- Develop awareness of sound patterns in poetry.
- Read a poem together as choral reading.
- Infer likeness and differences in characters.
- Recognize the importance of cheerfulness.
- Understand the importance of sharing.
- Note compound words with parts that are related to meaning.
- Demonstrate ability to use the contractions: I’m, I’ll and I’ve.
- Recognize that different words can have similar meanings.
- Develop ability to contrast one word with another word with an opposite meaning.
- Identify fanciful elements in story content.
- Demonstrate ability to find solutions to problems.
- Recognize how characters view problems differently.
- Identify true and false statements.
- Interpret pictures literally for details concerning elements of setting.
- Draw inferences from picture interpretation.
- Follow simple directions.
- Recognize the elements of fable.
- Recognize the use of ‘s in forming possessives.
- Distinguish reality from fantasy.
- Demonstrate ability to follow directions on a map.
- Recognize that different words can have the same spelling.
- Use context clues within a sentence to correctly pronounce homographs.
- Learn meaning for specific frequently used homonyms.
- Recognize the importance of giving one’s best to the Lord.
- Infer the motives of characters.
- Identify common meanings of the prefix un- and mis-.
- Develop opinions.
- Demonstrate ability to use contractions: can’t, don’t and won’t
- Find the relationship between pairs of words that form analogies.
- Recognize abbreviations: Dr., Mrs., Mr., St., and Ave.
- Select a title related to the main idea.
- Develop sentence closure.
- Draw conclusions about situations.
- Become acquainted with Holland.
- Visualize a setting.
- Classify information.
- Determine number of syllables in a word.
- Understand the plan of salvation.
- Focus on the author’s use of pronouns.
- Demonstrate ability to use contractions: couldn’t, wouldn’t and shouldn’t
- Relate story content to biblical principles.
- Use contractions correctly in sentences.
- Use alphabetization skills to locate words in glossary.
Sequential Order of Lessons –
- Individual reading inventory
- Examine books and cover books (Reader 2-1)
- Present guidelines for care of books:
- Handle books with clean hands.
- Turn-the pages carefully
- Keep books clean and never write in them.
- Close books gently.
Story: The Mixed-Up Chameleon
Focus Skill – Main Idea
Story: Get Up and Go!
Focus Skill: Author’s Purpose
Story: Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon
Focus Skill – Narrative Elements
Story: Days with Frog and Toad
Focus Skill- Compare and Contrast
Story: Wilson Sat Alone
Focus Skill – Narrative Elements
Story: The Enormous Turnip
Focus Skills: Sequencing Events
Story: Helping Out
Focus Skill: Main Idea
Story: Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane
Focus Skills: Predicting Outcomes
Story: Hedgehog Bakes a Cake
Focus Skill: Making Inferences
Story: Lemonade For Sale
Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast
Story: Johnny Appleseed
Focus Skills: Details
Story: From Seed to Plant
Focus Skill: Reading Diagrams
Story: The Secret Life of Trees
Focus Skill: Fact or Fiction
Story: Watermelon Day
Focus Skill: Sequencing Events and Summarizing
Story: Pumpkin Fiesta
Focus Skill: Predicting Outcomes
Story: The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Focus Skill: Cause and Effect
Story: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Focus Skill: Cause and Effect
Story: Dear Mr. Blueberry
Focus Skill: Make Inferences
Story: Cool Ali
Focus Skill: Antonyms
Story: Emperor’s Egg
Focus Skill: Fact and Fiction
Story: The Pine Park Mystery
Focus Skill: Narrative Elements
Story: Good-bye Curtis
Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast
Story: Max Found Two Sticks
Focus Skill: Multiple Meaning Words
Story: Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope
Focus Skill: Summarize/Restate
Story: Chinatown
Focus Skill: Details
Story: Abuela
Focus Skill: Make Inferences
Story: Beginner’s World Atlas
Focus Skill: Locating Information
Story: Dinosaurs Travel
Focus Skill: Author’s Purpose
Story: Montigue on the High Seas
Focus Skill: Homophones
Story: Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
Focus Skill: Predicting Outcomes
Review stories read in books (Just For You)
Discuss favorite stories and highlights of reading this year
Review stories read in books (Banner Days)
Discuss favorite stories and highlights of reading this year
Collect books