Arizona 2nd Grade ELA Standards in Writing Foundational Skills

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2.WF Writing Standards: Foundational Skills

• Sound-letter basics and Handwriting
  • 2.WF.1 Demonstrate and apply handwriting skills.
    • 2.WF.1.a Write legibly in manuscript using correct letter formation.
    • 2.WF.1.b Transcribe ideas in manuscript with automaticity and proper spacing.
  • 2.WF.2 Demonstrate and apply sound-letter concepts.
    • 2.WF.2.a Write the most common graphemes (letters or letter groups) for each phoneme.
      • 2.WF.2.a.1 Consonants: /s/= s, ss, ce, ci, cy; /f/= f, ff, ph; /k/= c, k, ck
      • 2.WF.2.a.2 Vowels: /o/= o, o_e, oa, ow (long o); /a/= a, a_e, ai, ay, eigh (long a)
• Spelling
  • 2.WF.3 Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words.
    • 2.WF.3.a Spell on-level, regular, single-syllable words that include:
      • 2.WF.3.a.1 Position-based patterns (e.g., ch, -tch; k, -ck; -ge, -dge).
      • 2.WF.3.a.2 Complex consonant blends (e.g., scr, str, squ).
      • 2.WF.3.a.3 Less common vowel teams for long vowels (e.g., ow, oo, au, ou, ue).
      • 2.WF.3.a.4 Vowel-r combinations (e.g., turn, star, third, four, for).
      • 2.WF.3.a.5 Contractions (e.g., we’ll, I’m, they’ve, don’t).
      • 2.WF.3.a.6 Homophones (e.g., bear, bare; past, passed).
      • 2.WF.3.a.7 Plurals and possessives (e.g., its, it’s).
    • 2.WF.3.b With prompting and support, spell two- and three-syllable words that:
      • 2.WF.3.b.1 Combine closed, open, vowel teams, vowel-r, and CVe (Consonant-Vowel-silent e) syllables (e.g., compete, robot, violet, understand).
      • 2.WF.3.b.2 Include familiar compound words (e.g., houseboat, yellowtail).
      • 2.WF.3.b.3 Include the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes (e.g., un-, re-, en-, -ful, -ment, -less).
    • 2.WF.3.c With prompting and support, spell words with suffixes that require:
      • 2.WF.3.c.1 Consonant doubling (e.g., running, slipped).
      • 2.WF.3.c.2 Dropping silent e (e.g., smiled, paving).
      • 2.WF.3.c.3 Changing y to i (e.g., cried, babies).
    • 2.WF.3.d Spell grade-level appropriate words in English, as found in a research-based list, including:
      • 2.WF.3.d.1 Irregular words (e.g., against, many, enough, does).
      • 2.WF.3.d.2 Pattern-based words (e.g., which, kind, have).