2nd Grade
Reading
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INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
GRADING
PERIOD
FORMING A FOUNDATION FOR READING
Requires readers to develop and apply basic reading skills and strategies across genres to read and understand texts at the appropriate grade level. This involves reading at the
word, sentence, and connected text levels across content areas that include multicultural texts.
Read high-frequency
What strategies can be
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RD-EP-1.0.1
Students will apply word recognition strategies grade appropriate words. used when you come to (Phonetics and Beginning Word Skills)
a word you do not
(e.g., phonetic principles, context clues,
Apply blending and
know?
Spelling OR
structural analysis) to determine
segmentation to make
pronunciations or meanings of words in
words.
Sight word, syllables,
passages.
rhymes. word families,
DOK 2
Apply phonetic skills.
blends, digraphs,
clusters, long/short
Identify syllables and
vowels
parts of words (prefixes,
suffixes).
RD-EP-1.0.2
Students will apply knowledge of synonyms,
antonyms, or compound words for
comprehension.
DOK 2
RD-EP-1.0.3
Students will know that some words have
multiple meanings and identify the correct
meaning as the word is used.
DOK 2
Identify synonyms
antonyms,
homonyms/homophones,
and compound words.
Identify the correct
meaning of a word
through context clues.
Identify synonyms,
antonyms, and
compound words in
text and explain how
they are used.
Synonyms, Antonyms,
Homonyms
Compound Words
Construct or create two
sentences using a
multiple meaning
word.
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(Word Structure & Meaning)
3
“SWAT” the Word Game
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(Word Structure & Meaning)
3
Explain the different
ways that can be used
to determine the correct
meaning of words.
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2nd Grade
Reading
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS/DOK
PERFORMANCE ESSENTIAL
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
GRADING
PERIOD
RD-EP-1.0.4
Students will apply the meanings of common
prefixes or suffixes to comprehend unfamiliar
words.
DOK 2
Identify the meanings of
prefixes and suffixes.
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(Word Structure & Meaning)
3
Quotation Pals
4
Sort words by categories,
functions, or features.
Explain how prefixes
and suffixes can
change word
meanings?
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Root word/Base Word
RD-EP-1.0.5
Students will identify the purpose of
capitalization, punctuation, boldface type,
italics, or indentations to make meaning of the
text. DOK 1
Identify rules for using
capitalization,
punctuation, boldface
type, italics, and
indentations to
understand the text.
Explain how the use of
capitalization,
punctuation, boldfaced
type, italics, and
indentations help
interpret the text.
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(Capitalization & Formatting)
Boldface print , Italics,
Capitalization,
Punctuation,
Indentation
RD-EP-1.0.6
Students will formulate questions to guide
reading.
Formulate questions to
guide reading (before,
during, and after).
How can questions help
guide reading?
1
Predict, infer,
illustrations, preview,
Summarize, Draw a
conclusion
DEVELOPING AN INITIAL UNDERSTANDING
Requires readers to consider the text as a whole or in a broader perspective to develop an initial understanding.
RD-EP-2.0.1
Identify or classify texts Explain how fiction and Kentucky Learns Links
Students will distinguish between fiction and non- that are fiction and
nonfiction are alike and (Elements of Fiction & Non Fiction)
fiction texts.
nonfiction.
different.
Fairy Tale – Portfolio Piece
(compare/contrast)
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2nd Grade
Reading
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS/DOK
PERFORMANCE ESSENTIAL
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
GRADING
PERIOD
(Unit)
RD-EP-2.0.2
Students will describe characters, plot, setting,
or problem/solution of a passage.
DOK 3
Identify and describe
characters, plot, setting,
and problem/solution.
Identify characteristics
(e.g. beginning-middleend, rhyme, dialogue) of
different literary text.
Realistic Fiction,
Fantasy, Nonfiction
Explain how short story
elements help the
reader better understand
the story.
Setting, Plot,
Characters, Problem,
Solution
Mouse A Cookie
3
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(Elements of Fiction & Non Fiction)
Fairy Tale – Portfolio Piece
(Unit)
Create a Story Web
RD-EP-2.0.3
Students will locate key ideas or information
in a passage.
DOK 1
RD-EP-2.0.4
Students will identify specialized vocabulary
(words and terms specific to understanding the
content).
DOK 2
RD-EP-2.0.5
Students will identify the correct sequence.
DOK 1
Locate key; ideas, facts
or details.
Identify and support
main idea.
Locate information in a
passage through text
features, functional
messages, and visual
information.
Identify unfamiliar
words and specialized
vocabulary.
Identify sequence of
story events.
Describe cause and
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Explain the different
ways that can be used
to locate information in
a passage.
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(Key Ideas & Conclusions)
2
How can the meaning
of specialized
vocabulary be
determined?
:specialized vocabulary
Context clues
Describe the story’s
events in the correct
order.
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(Vocabulary)
4
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(Sequencing of Stories)
3
Fairy Tale – Portfolio Piece
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2nd Grade
Reading
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INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
effect relationships.
RD-EP-2.0.7
Students will make inferences or draw
conclusions based on what is read.
DOK 3
Draw inferences about
author’s purpose and
message/theme.
Transition words,
Order, First, Then,
Finally
How inferences help
you understand the
passage?
GRADING
PERIOD
(Unit)
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(Key Ideas & Conclusions)
4
Conclusions/Predict
Outcomes
Interpreting Text
Requires readers to extend their initial impressions to develop a more complete understanding of what is read. This involves linking information across parts of a text as well as
focusing on specific information.
Identify traits of main
Explain how/why the
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RD-EP-3.0.1
(Characters – Story Elements – Author – Purpose)
characters, interpret
character’s actions are
Students will explain a character’s actions
possible motives, and
important in a passage.
based on a passage.
explain a character’s
Characterization,
DOK 3
actions.
Character analysis
RD-EP-3.2.2
Students will explain how a conflict in a passage
is resolved.
RD-EP-3.0.3
Students will identify an author’s purpose in a
passage.
RD-EP-3.0.4
Students will identify main ideas or details that
support them.
DOK 3
Identify problems and
explain how conflicts
are resolved.
Identify and support
author’s purpose (e.g. to
entertain, to inform, to
persuade).
Identify the main idea
and supporting details of
a passage.
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How do author’s
purposes vary
according to the type of
passage?
1
Persuasive,
Entertainment,
Informative,
Transactive
Retell/summarize the
story.
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(Main Idea and Sequencing)
List details that support
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2nd Grade
Reading
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SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
Summarize a variety of
reading passages by
selecting main ideas and
events.
Discuss message of the
text.
GRADING
PERIOD
the main idea.
Main idea, Sequence,
Summarize
Record and organize
ideas found in text.
RD-EP-3.0.5
Students will identify fact or opinion from a
passage.
DOK 2
Distinguish between
facts and opinions found
in texts.
Why is it important to
determine the
difference between fact
and opinion?
Whales – OR
2
Bats - OR
2
Fact, Opinion
RD-EP-3.0.6
Students will identify information in a passage
that is supported by fact.
DOK 2
Identify information in a
passage supported by
facts.
RD-EP-3.0.7
Students will identify an author’s opinion about a
subject.
Identify an author’s
opinion and support
with evidence from text.
How do supporting
details increase what
you know about the
presented facts?
Fact, Supporting details
What is the author’s
opinion? How do you
know?
Whales – OR
1
Point of view, opinion
RD-EP-30.8
Students will identify informative or persuasive
passages.
Identify if a passage is
informative or
persuasive
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Classify passages as
informative or
persuasive.
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2nd Grade
Reading
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS/DOK
RD-EP-3.0.9
Students will identify commonly used persuasive
techniques (i.e., emotional appeal and
testimonial) used in a passage.
PERFORMANCE ESSENTIAL
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
Identify persuasive
techniques used within a
passage
Informative,
Persuasive
Explain persuasive
techniques used in a
passage.
GRADING
PERIOD
3
Italics, Bold print,
Punctuation,
Testimonial
Reflecting and Responding to Text
Requires readers to connect knowledge from the text with their own background knowledge. The focus is on how the text relates to personal knowledge.
RD-EP-4.0.1
Connect information
Explain how personal
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Students will connect information from a passage text-to-self, text-to-text,
knowledge can enable
(Reflecting & Responding to Text)
or text-to-world.
the reader to respond to
to students’ lives (text-to-self), real world issues
(text-to-world) or other texts (text-to-text - e.g.,
a passage.
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novel, short story, song, film, website, etc.).
(Unit)
Real world, Reflect,
Respond
1
Demonstrating a Critical Stance
Requires readers to consider the text objectively. It involves a range of tasks, including critical evaluation, comparing and contrasting, and understanding the impact of features
such as irony, humor, and organization.
RD-EP-5.0.1
Recognize/evaluate
Explain the author’s
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Students will evaluate what is read based on the
author’s purpose,
purpose.
(Literary Elements & Devices)
author’s word choice, content, or use of literary
message and writing
elements.
style.
RD-EP-5.0.2
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Students will identify literary devices such as
of literary devices in a
(Literary Elements & Devices)
foreshadowing, imagery, or figurative language
passage.
(i.e., similes and personification).
Infer
Explain how text
Explain how using text
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RD-EP-5.0.3
features are used to
features can help
(Text Features & Organizational Style)
Students will identify text features (e.g.,
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2nd Grade
Reading
GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS/DOK
PERFORMANCE ESSENTIAL
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES/
INDICATORS
QUESTIONS/
ASSESSMENTS
CONTENT/TERMS
pictures, lists, charts, graphs, tables of
contents, indexes, glossaries, captions,
headings) to answer questions about a passage.
DOK 2
organize information for
clarity or usefulness.
RD-EP-5.0.4
Students will identify the organizational pattern,
used (e.g., sequence, cause and effect, or
comparison and contrast) to understand the
passage.
Identify organizational
patterns such as
sequence, cause and
effect, and compare and
contrast to understand
the passage.
GRADING
PERIOD
answer questions about
a passage.
Illustrations,
Subheadings
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Identify and explain the
organizational pattern
used in a passage.
Bats
Sequence,
Cause and Effect,
Compare, Contrast
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(Text Features & Organizational Style)
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