SALTA 2nd grade

2 nd Grade ELA Standards Not Explicitly Represented in the Curriculum Map

There are a few standards that have not been represented as targeted standards in any of the units. Below are those standards and the rationale for not being represented in the maps.

Language Standard 2.e: Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings. Reading Literature Standard 4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. Reading Informational Text Standard 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade 2 topic or subject area. Language Standard 4.c: Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional). Language Standard 4.e: Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases. Language Standard 5.a: Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy). These six standards all attend to various components of word knowledge or vocabulary. Reading Street intertwines these standards throughout each unit over the course of the year and a consistent focus on these standards is essential in order to master many of the other standards. R eading Literature Standard 10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Informational Text Standard 10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

The material taught in the literacy block and the content areas is aimed to help students achieve Reading Standard 10. It is an on-going target that will be addressed all year long and is ultimately the outcome of ELA instruction.

Language Standard 3: Compare formal and informal uses of English

This standard is one that will be best taught when students are working on writing and speaking activities for different tasks, purpose and audiences. Students need a basic understanding of when they would engage in using formal and informal English. Writing 2.5 with guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. Writing 2.6 with guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. These two standards are an integrated component of the curriculum all year long; thus, it was not necessary to identify these standards as targets. Additionally, Writing Standards 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 require guidance which means they are not required for mastery at 2 nd grade.

Revised 6/2017