I-CANyons Parent Toolkit for Second Grade Language Arts (ELA)
Reading Standards for Literature and Informational Texts: I CAN...
StandardAnswer questions to demonstrate understanding of text.
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Core StandardRL 2.1 Ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
SL 2.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. |
In Other WordsStudents ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why, and how to show understanding of the important details of the text.
Students will identify the main topic (what it is mostly talking about) of a text with more than one paragraph. They will also identify the main topic for each individual paragraph in the text. |
If MasteredUsing a different text, students teach a parent or sibling how to ask and answer questions related to what is happening in the story. Then, teach them to retell the story's beginning, middle, and end ensuring the key details are present in each. Activity: C.006.AM2.
Click here for FCRR activity Use different non-fiction text (e.g., on Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln) with activity C.029 on pages 100-102 and practice asking and answering questions directly related to the text. Click here for an activity. Activity C.008 |
If Not Yet MasteredRead a book or passage together. Parent shows student how to ask and answer questions concerning who, what, when, where, why and how from the story. Then, student asks and answers similar questions referring to the text, with help from the parent. Practice telling the beginning, middle and end of the text. Have student find examples from the text to answer the questions. Activity C.006.AM2.
Click here for FCRR activity Read a non-fiction text (e.g., on Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln) or passage together. Parent assists student in asking and answering questions concerning who, what, when, where, why and how from the text. Have student find examples from the text to answer the questions. Together complete activity C.029 on pages 100-102. Show how you can ask and answer questions to better understand the story. |
StandardIdentify the main idea.
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Core StandardRL 2.2.Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RI 2.2 Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. SL 2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media |
In Other WordsStudent will retell fables and folktales and identify the main message, lesson, or moral.
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If MasteredActivity1:
Click here for FCRR activity Activity 2: Click here for FCRR activity Activity 3: page 41 to 42 on website |
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StandardRecognize the structure (e.g., sequence, diagram, captions)
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Core StandardRL 2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
RI 2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. RL 2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. RI 2.5 Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Use various text features (captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, menus, and icons) to locate key information. RI 2.7 Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. RL 2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its' characters, setting, or plot. |
In Other WordsStudents recognize the order of events from a story using words such as first, second, next, then, and finally.
Students will use both illustrations and words in a text to show understanding of the characters (who is in the story), setting (where and when the story takes place) or plot (what is happening including the beginning, middle and end). Student will use various parts of the text such as diagrams, headings, bold print, to help them understand the key information in a text. |
If MasteredStudents read a text and identify the events of the story. Then, students create a puppet show individually or with siblings / friends to retell the story's events in order. Ensure that the puppet show uses all important events in the story.
Activity C.011, pages 35 to 37; |
If Not Yet MasteredActivity 1: C.004.SS2 page 12; Activity 2: C.003 page 8. Use page 9 from the website with a different text, giving them independent practice of ordering events.
Activity 1: C.005 pages 13-17 (identify story elements including characters, setting, problem and solution for well known stories). Do the first story together. Work together on completing the second story, but with less support. Have them complete the third story on their own. Click here to download a .pdf. (pages 13-17) Student and parent read a non-fiction text together and complete activity C.011 on pages 35 to 37 they will identify parts of a text with each other. Click here to download a .pdf. |
StandardCompare and contrast two individuals, events, stories, or ideas.
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Core StandardRL 2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
RI 2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain or describe RL 2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors from different cultures. RI 2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. |
In Other WordsStudents will compare the similarities and differences of two or more versions of the same story by different authors from different cultures and backgrounds.
Students will compare the similarities and differences of the most important points given in two different texts written on the same topic. |
If MasteredStudents will find two texts that are different versions of the same story (e.g., The Three Little Pigs and Pig, Pigger, Piggest). Compare the similarities and differences. Use activity C.010 on pages 32-34 as a guide. Click here to download to an FCRR .pdf (page 32-34)
Student will find two texts on the same topic. Complete one or more of the following activities: C.021 SS1, C.021 SS2, C.021 SS3; Click here to download an activity from FCRR. |
If Not Yet MasteredStudent and parent will find two texts that are different versions of the same familiar story (e.g.,The Three Little Pigs and Pig, Pigger, Piggest). Together, compare the similarities and differences between the stories. Use activity C.010 on pages 32-34 as a guide. Parent will guide student to answer questions while revisiting and rereading text to understand answers to questions. Click here to download an activity from FCRR. (page 32-34)
Student and parent will find two texts on the same topic. Use the following activities (C.021 SS1, C.021 SS2, C.021 SS3) to guide them. Together, parent and student will use the pages to help compare and contrast the texts. Click here to download an activity from FCRR. |
