English Language Arts, Grade 2

Unit 1: Interactions

Oral and social communication at Grade 2: expressing with explanation, presenting on a topic, asking to clarify and gather, giving and following directions, responding to and reflecting on others, and using respectful language and communication habits.

• Sharing feelings and opinions with explanations
• Presenting facts and opinions on a topic
• Asking questions to clarify and gather information
• Giving and following directions
• Responding personally to stories and presentations
• Receiving and reflecting on others' ideas

• Exploring words of harmony and respect
• Exploring communication conventions
• Exploring social conventions when interacting

Unit 2: Reading

Decoding and comprehension at Grade 2: confirming print/sound foundations, phonological awareness, decoding connected text, reading with accuracy and expression, vocabulary, constructing meaning independently, and identifying text features.

• Confirming earlier reading skills (review)
• Hearing the sounds in spoken language
• Decoding connected text with letter-sounds

• Reading with accuracy and expression
• Using a range of vocabulary
• Constructing meaning when read to and reading independently

• Choosing texts for a purpose
• Identifying some text characteristics and features

Unit 3: Representations

Writing, encoding, and media creation at Grade 2: printing words and sentences, appropriate spelling, composing complete sentences, organizing ideas into texts, and seeking information to support ideas.

• Printing words and sentences
• Applying appropriate spelling conventions

• Composing complete thoughts and sentences
• Organizing ideas and creating texts
• Seeking information to support ideas