By the end of the year all second grade students are expected to
read at least 80 words correctly in one minute.
The second grade reading language arts instruction consists
of:
Shared/Guided Reading
Self-Selected Reading
Writing
Working With Words
Shared/Guided Reading
Expose children to wide range of literature
Teach comprehension strategies
Teach children to read materials that become increasingly more
difficult
Self-Selected Reading
Build fluency in reading
Build confidence by allowing students to work with text most
appropriate to their reading level
Allow students to read books they are interested in
Writing
Modeling by instructor of the writing process
Practice of the writing process
Apply knowledge of phonics
Build confidence as a writer
Working with Words
Learn to read and spell high-frequency words
Learn patterns which allow children to read and spell many other
words
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