Minnesota 2nd Grade ELA Standards in Reading

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R Reading

• R1 Foundations of Reading: Demonstrate knowledge of oral language, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and morphology to read accurately and fluently.
  • 2.1.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes): Identify, blend, segment and manipulate syllables in multi-syllabic words and sounds in 5-phoneme words, including consonant blends.
  • 2.1.1.2 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words:
    • 2.1.1.2a Know the spelling-sound correspondences for the common vowel graphemes.
    • 2.1.1.2b Decode multi-syllabic words that include prefixes, suffixes and vowel digraphs.
    • 2.1.1.2c Read high-frequency words, in and out of context, demonstrating both accuracy and automaticity.
  • 2.1.1.3 Read grade-level texts fluently, with sufficient accuracy, rate, and expression to support comprehension.
• R2 Read and comprehend independently, A) both self-selected and teacher-directed texts, B) complex literary and informational texts, and C) from multiple sources representing perspectives identities like and unlike their own from dominant, non-dominant, and marginalized social groups.
  • 2.1.2.1 Read independently and monitor understanding of grade-level text; self-correct as needed using strategies including, but not limited to, decoding, making text to text connections, and building on strategies learned in previous grade levels, with guidance and support.
  • 2.1.2.2 Select, read, and comprehend texts that address academic tasks, proficiently at grade 2 text complexity.
  • 2.1.2.3 Locate, select, and read texts on a topic of personal interest.
• R3 Read independently, both self-selected and teacher-directed complex literary and informational texts, representing perspectives of historical and contemporary Dakota and Anishinaabe people.
  • 2.1.3.1 Choose and read texts that address the purpose (e.g., personal interest, enjoyment, academic tasks), representing perspectives and identities of historical and contemporary Dakota and Anishinaabe people.
• R4 Read critically to comprehend, interpret, and analyze themes and central ideas in complex literary and informational texts.
  • 2.1.4.1 Ask and answer questions including who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text; recount the text.
  • 2.1.4.2 Identify the central idea, message, or moral of a text and one or two supporting details.
  • 2.1.4.3 Identify characters, setting, conflict, resolution, and events, in literary text.
  • 2.1.4.4 Describe the connection between a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure, in informational text.
• R5 Apply knowledge of text structure to understand and evaluate a wide variety of complex literary and informational texts.
  • 2.1.5.1 Identify the purpose of chapters of a book, scenes of a play, and stanzas of a poem and the author’s choice of narrative point of view (e.g., first person, second person, third person).
  • 2.1.5.2 Identify informational text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, and hyperlinks).
  • 2.1.5.3 Identify and explain how images are used to illustrate ideas and narratives in a text.
• R6 Analyze influences on content, meaning, and style of text including fact and fiction, time period, and author perspective and identity, including Dakota and Anishinaabe perspective, in complex literary and informational texts.
  • 2.1.6.1 Identify the author or story teller, including Dakota and Anishinaabe authors, of a text, and tell what is possible to know from the text about the story teller’s perspective and identity.
  • 2.1.6.2 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to the time period of publication and/or posting of the text.
  • 2.1.6.3 Identify if the text is informational or literary, and support with evidence.
• R7 Evaluate arguments and specific claims from complex informational texts.
  • 2.1.7.1 Benchmark begins in grade 3.
• R8 Examine the impact of vocabulary, including words and phrases, on content, style and meaning of complex literary and informational texts.
  • 2.1.8.1 Recognize how multiple meaning words and phrases impact the meaning or tone of text in stories or poems.
  • 2.1.8.2 Determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary or phrases in informational text, using metacognitive strategies and reference tools.
• R9 Media Literacy in Reading: Access and gather information from a variety of sources, representing diverse perspectives, and assessing validity and credibility of information.
  • 2.1.9.1 Collect information from two or more sources on a topic of personal interest or academic focus.
  • 2.1.9.2 Articulate relevance of sources to task and topic. (e.g., factual and opinion pieces).