Framingham Public Schools

Second Grade Curriculum Outcomes

Language Arts | Math | Science | Social Studies | Art | Music | Physical Education

Language Arts

Students in the Framingham Public Schools participate in a balanced literacy program which consists of 8 components:

• read aloud
• guided reading
• shared reading
• modeled writing
• shared writing
• guided writing
• independent reading
• independent writing

Students will ...

• learn the skills necessary to participate effectively in class discussions, both as presenters and audience.
• understand and acquire new vocabulary using the dictionary and thesaurus as tools.
• learn the skills to orally share experiences with peers in a small group or in a whole class setting.
• recognize and use end marks, capitalization, commas, and apostrophes.
• know the corresponding sounds of consonant blends, digraphs, ‘r’ controlled vowels, and diphthongs.
• apply decoding strategies to unfamiliar words.
• print legibly and learn the cursive alphabet.
• identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns.
• enjoy a variety of literary genres.
• read and retell fiction stories to include character, setting, plot, problem, and solution.
• read, recite, interpret, and write poetry.
• use the following comprehension strategies:
• Connecting
• Imaging
• Previewing / Predicting
• Summarizing
• Questioning
• Inferring
• find evidence in text to support understandings.
• read aloud with phrasing and comprehension.
• retell stories read.
• read and understand elements of fables and plays.
• read, write, and analyze poetry.
• read nonfiction and identify author’s purpose – to inform/describe, to persuade, or to entertain.
• understand text features (heading, table of contents, key words, glossary, and index).
• participate in the writing process: generate ideas, write, revise, edit, and publish.
• use correct spelling of 100 high frequency words.
• practice strategies to increase ability to spell correctly in written work.
• generate questions, gather information from a variety of sources and share information in writing.