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With prompting and support, identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence and describe the type of the information it conveys.

Write the correct number of words, with proper spacing, for a spoken phrase or sentence.

Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals.

Use commas in dates and words in a series.

With prompting and support, recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation, utilizing appropriate academic vocabulary.

Actively participate in shared writing experiences to compose and develop a well-organized paragraph with a topic sentence, details to support, and a concluding sentence.

With prompting and support, write a narrative that recounts two or more appropriately sequenced events using transitions, incorporating relevant details, and providing a sense of closure.

With prompting and support, write an informative or explanatory text about a topic, using facts from a source and providing a sense of closure.

With prompting and support, write an opinion piece about a topic, including at least one supporting reason from a source and providing a sense of closure.

With prompting and support, write simple poems about a chosen subject.

Develop and edit first drafts using appropriate spacing between letters, words, and sentences and left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression.

Improve writing, as needed, by planning, revising, and editing with guidance from peer editors, responding to their questions and suggestions.

40 Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.

Organize a list of words into alphabetical order according to the first and (when necessary) second letters of the words.

Participate in shared research and writing projects to answer a question or describe a topic.

Recall information from experiences to contribute to shared research and writing projects.

Gather information from provided sources.

Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing with guidance and support from adults, working both individually and in collaboration with peers.

Grade 2

Recurring Standards

Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically for research and writing, both individually and collaboratively.

Utilize the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

Literacy Foundations

Oral Language

Participate in conversations and discussions with groups and peers utilizing agreed-upon rules.

Present information orally using complete sentences, appropriate volume, and clear pronunciation.

Use oral language for different purposes: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to clarify, and to respond.

Use complex sentence structures when speaking.

Ask and answer questions to seek help, clarify meaning, or get information.

Demonstrate oral literacy skills by participating in a variety of oral language activities.

Speaking