Accessing Narrative Text

  • 1

     Answer who and where questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a familiar text. EE.RL.2.1

  • 2

    Using details from the text, recount events from familiar stories from diverse cultures. EE.RL.2.2

  • 3

    Identify the actions of the characters in a story. EE.RL.2.3

  • 4

    Use rhyming or repetition to identify words that meaningfully complete a familiar story, poem, or song.EE.RL.2.4

  • 5

    Determine the beginning and ending of a familiar story with a logical order.EE.RL.2.5

  • 6

    Identify the speakers in a dialogue.EE.RL.2.6

  • 7

    Identify illustrations or objects/tactual information in print or digital text that depict characters.EE.RL.2.7

  • 9

    Identify similarities between two episodes in a story.EE.RL.2.9

  • 10

    Actively engage in shared reading of stories and poetry for clearly stated purposes.EE.RL.2.10

Accessing Informational Text

  • 1

    Answer who and what questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a familiar text.EE.RI.2.1

  • 2

    Identify the topic of the text.EE.RI.2.2

  • 3

    Identify individuals, events, or details in an informational text.EE.RI.2.3

  • 4

    Identify words related to a topic of a text.EE.RI.2.4

  • 5

    Identify details in informational text or its graphic representations.EE.RI.2.5

  • 6

    Identify the role of the author and the illustrator.EE.RI.2.6

  • 7

    Identify illustrations or objects/tactual information that go with a text.  EE.RI.2.7

  • 8

    Identify points the author makes in an informational text.EE.RI.2.8

  • 9

    Identify a common element between two texts on the same topic.IEE.RI.2.9

  • 10

    Actively engage in shared reading of informational text including history/SS, science, and technical texts.EE.RI.2.10

Reading (Foundational Skills)

  • 3

     Demonstrate emerging use of letter-sound knowledge to read words.EE.RF.2.3

    1. a

      Identify the lower case letters of the alphabetEE.RF.2.3.a

    2. b

      Identify letter sound correspondence for single consonants.EE.RF.2.3.b

    3. c

      Not applicableEE.RF.2.3.c

    4. d

      Not applicable EE.RF.2.3.d

    5. e

      Not applicableEE.RF.2.3.e

    6. f

      Recognize 10 or more written words. EE.RF.2.3.f

  • 4

    Attend to words in print.EE.RF.2.4

    1. a

      Read familiar text comprised of known words.EE.RF.2.4.a

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR GRADE 2: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS