Tennessee 2nd Grade ELA Standards Foundational Literacy

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2.FL Foundational Literacy

• 2.FL.PWR Phonics and Word Recognition
  • 2.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.a Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.b Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.c Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.d Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.e Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.f Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
    • 2.FL.PWR.3.g Decode grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.
• 2.FL.WC Word Composition
  • 2.FL.WC.4 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.a Use conventional spelling for one-syllable words including position-based patterns, complex consonant blends, less common vowel teams for long vowels, vowel-r combinations, contractions, homophones, plurals, and possessives.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.b Use conventional spelling for regular two- and three-syllable words containing combined syllable types, compounds, and common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.c Spell words with suffixes that require consonant doubling, dropping silent -e, and changing y to i.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.d Write most common, frequently used words and most irregular words.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.e Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, to check and correct spelling.
    • 2.FL.WC.4.f Print legibly in manuscript; write many upper and lowercase letters in cursive.
• 2.FL.F Fluency
  • 2.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
    • 2.FL.F.5.a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
    • 2.FL.F.5.b Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
    • 2.FL.F.5.c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding of words; reread as necessary.
• 2.FL.SC Sentence Composition
  • 2.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.a Use collective nouns.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.b Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.c Use reflexive pronouns such as myself and ourselves.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.d Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.e Use adjectives and adverbs correctly.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.f Produce, expand, and rearrange simple and compound sentences.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.g Use common coordinating conjunctions.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.h Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.i Use commas in the greeting and closing of a letter.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.j Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
    • 2.FL.SC.6.k With prompting and support, link sentences into a simple, cohesive paragraph with a main idea or topic.
• 2.FL.VA Vocabulary Acquisition
  • 2.FL.VA.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
    • 2.FL.VA.7a.i Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
    • 2.FL.VA.7a.ii Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.
    • 2.FL.VA.7a.iii Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
    • 2.FL.VA.7a.iv Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
    • 2.FL.VA.7a.v Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
  • 2.FL.VA.7b Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
    • 2.FL.VA.7b.i Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
    • 2.FL.VA.7b.ii Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related words.
  • 2.FL.VA.7c Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.