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2.RI Reading Standards for Informational Text
- Key Ideas and Details
- 2.RI.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
- 2.RI.2 Identify and explain the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
- 2.RI.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
- Craft and Structure
- 2.RI.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
- 2.RI.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
- 2.RI.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- 2.RI.7 Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
- 2.RI.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
- 2.RI.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
- 2.RI.10 By the end of the year, proficiently and independently read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures appropriate to grade two.