Second Grade Expected Learning Outcomes - Orange County Schools

2SecondGradeExpectedLearningOutcomesFirst Nine WeeksOrange County Schools200 East King StreetHillsborough, NC 27278

English Language ArtsReading Literature• The student can retell stories by asking who, what, when, where, why and how questions.• The student can retell stories in order from the beginning to the end.• The student can compare characters from two different stories.• The student can understand the book by making connections.• The student can understand the book by predicting.• The student can understand the book by asking questions and then answering questions.Reading Information• When reading non-fiction, the student can ask questions using who, what, where, when, why, and how.• When reading non-fiction, the student can answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions.• The student can point out text features (bold print, glossaries, index, table of content, etc) in an informationaltext.• The student can point out vocabulary in informational text.• The student can explain the purpose of images (photographs, graphs, diagrams, etc.) in informational text.• The student can use text features to ask and answer questions about informational texts.• The student can use vocabulary to ask and answer questions about informational texts.Foundational Skills• The student can notice words with long vowel sounds.• The student can notice words with short vowel sounds.• The student can read familiar books (old favorites) with fluency.Writing• The student can use facts to write an informational text.• The student can write an opinion piece and use their thinking to support their opinion.• The student can write a narrative that includes who, what, where, when, why, and how.• The student can produce a focused piece of expository, opinion, or narrative writing with help.Speaking and Listening• The student can use experiences from their life to help them answer questions.• The student can be respectful when speaking and listening about a topic.• The student can speak in complete sentences using correct grammar.Language• The student can refer to themselves, a group, and other objects using the correct noun.• The student can use context clues to decide the meaning of words.• The student can use compound words to decide the meaning of words.• The student can use prior knowledge to decide the meaning of a word.• The student can use a dictionary or other reference materials as needed.