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Competency Goal 2 The learner will develop and apply strategies and
skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
2.01 Read and comprehend both narrative and
expository text appropriate for grade two.
2.02 Use text for a variety of functions,
including literary, informational, and practical.
2.03 Read expository materials for answers
to specific questions.
2.04 Pose possible how, why, and what if
questions to understand and/or interpret text.
2.05 Self-monitor own difficulties in comprehending
independently using several strategies.
2.06 Recall facts and details from a text.
2.07 Discuss similarities and differences
in events and characters across stories.
2.08 Interpret information from diagrams,
charts, and maps.
Competency Goal 3 The learner will make connections through the use
of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
3.01 Use personal experiences and knowledge
to interpret written and oral messages.
3.02 Connect and compare information across
expository selections to experience and knowledge.
3.03 Explain and describe new concepts and
information in own words.
3.04 Increase oral and written vocabulary
by listening, discussing, and composing texts when responding to
literature that is read and heard. (e.g., Read aloud by teacher, literature
circles, interest groups, book clubs).
3.05 Locate and discuss examples of an author’s
use of:
kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory).
capitalization (titles, dates and days, names of countries).
punctuation (exclamation marks, commas in dates, and to introduce dialogue
and quotations).
use of paragraphs in texts and their effects on the reader.
3.06 Discuss the effect of an author’s choices
for nouns, verbs, and modifiers which help the reader
comprehend a narrative or expository text.
Competency Goal 4 The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
4.01 Begin to use formal language and/or literary
language in place of oral language patterns, as appropriate.
4.02 Use expanded vocabulary to generate
synonyms for commonly over used words to increase clarity of
written and oral communication.
4.03 Read aloud with fluency and expression
any text appropriate for early independent readers.
4.04 Use oral communication to identify,
organize, and analyze information.
4.05 Respond appropriately when participating
in group discourse by adapting language and communication behaviors to
the situation to accomplish a specific purpose.
4.06 Plan and make judgments about what to
include in written products (e.g., narratives of personal experiences,
creative stories, skits based on familiar stories and/or experiences).
4.07 Compose first drafts using an appropriate
writing process:
planning and drafting.
rereading for meaning.
revising to clarify and refine writing with guided discussion.
4.08 Write structured, informative presentations
and narratives when given help with organization.
4.09 Use media and technology to enhance
the presentation of information to an audience for a specific purpose.