Support the Standards
There are some common standards teachers focus on in second grade. These charts show three basic categories and how you can support these standards at home. Talk to your child’s teacher about your child’s progress in meeting them. Use the tips to help support your child’s literacy progress! Key Ideas & Details What happened in this text? Why?
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TIP TO SUPPORT
EXAMPLES
▶ Who are the characters in the story? ▶ What happened at the end of this experiment? ▶ Did the character’s plan work? ▶ What did you learn from reading this essay?
Ask and answer questions about a text.
Ask your child specific questions about what he or she is reading.
Tell what happens in a text, what it’s about, and what lesson it teaches. Talk about characters’ reactions, or how important ideas in a nonfiction text connect.
Ask your child what happened in a story or text, and what it means.
▶ What did the character do when she faced a problem? ▶ Why does this book about bat hearing also talk about what bats eat?
Ask your child why characters chose to act the way they did. Or ask why two main ideas are described in one nonfiction text.
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 2
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