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K–12 Standards

2nd Grade

Other Washington English Language Arts sets

Reading

  • Reading2nd.

    Students read, comprehend, interpret, use, analyze, and appreciate fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and multimodal texts from a broad range of genres, cultures, and media in the context of grade-level content to understand themselves, others, and the world.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.Reading2nd

    1.  

      Print Environment and Foundational Skills

      1. 1

        Students interact with and explore texts in a language-rich environment. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.1

        1. a

          Select texts that interest them and/or that are recommended by peers and adults. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.1.a

        2. b

          Spend time holding, looking at, reading and/or listening to texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.1.b

        3. c

          Make connections, tell stories and/or explain information based on imagination, images, and/or words they recognize in texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.1.c

      2. 2

        Students know and apply the basic features of print and how it is organized. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.2

        1. a

          Recognize, name, and print the lowercase and uppercase letters and the sounds they represent with automaticity. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.2.a

        2. b

          Recognize the distinguishing features of a paragraph. (e.g., indentation, capitalization, spacing, punctuation).WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.2.b

        3. c

          Recognize the distinguishing features of dialogue.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.2.c

      3. 3

        Students know and apply how concepts of sounds, syllables, words, and silence function in speech (phonological awareness).WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3

        1. a

          Recognize, pronounce, separate, blend, and count the syllables in spoken words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.a

        2. b

          Recognize, pronounce, isolate, blend, and count initial, medial, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.b

        3. c

          Orally produce words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.c

        4. d

          Blend and segment onsets and rhymes of two-syllable spoken words.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.d

        5. e

          Recognize and produce words that begin with the same initial sound (alliteration). WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.e

        6. f

          Parse individual words within spoken phrases and sentences.   WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.3.f

      4. 4

        Students decode words with accuracy and fluency using grade-level word analysis skills. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4

        1. a

          Know the letter-sound correspondences, including common consonant digraphs. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.a

        2. b

          Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.b

        3. c

          Add, delete or substitute letters and/or syllables in simple words to form and write new words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.c

        4. d

          Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.d

        5. e

          Recognize, pronounce, separate, blend, and count the syllables in printed words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.e

        6. f

          Decode words using combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondence, regular and irregular spelling patterns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.f

        7. g

          Decode multi-syllable words that follow basic patterns by breaking words into syllables.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.g

        8. h

          Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.h

        9. i

          Decode words with common roots, prefixes, and suffixes. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.i

        10. j

          Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.j

        11. k

          Read high-frequency words by sight with increased automaticity. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.k

        12. l

          Read paragraphs within a text with increasing accuracy and fluency. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.4.l

    2.  

      Comprehending and Interpreting Texts

      1. 5

        Students comprehend and interpret texts using a variety of strategies. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5

        1. a

          Reflect on their purpose for reading. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.a

        2. b

          Preview the text by topic, genre, and images.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.b

        3. c

          Visualize to make sense of what is in the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.c

        4. d

          Use prior knowledge to make predictions and check them against what is in the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.d

        5. e

          Use a variety of strategies that encourage and maintain motivation to engage with a text. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.e

        6. f

          Re-connect when the flow of reading is interrupted using a variety of strategies.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.f

        7. g

          Explain how the visual elements in a text represent and/or add to its meaning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.g

        8. h

          Ask and answer questions about a text, including key details.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.h

        9. i

          Describe a story’s setting, major events, narrators, and characters, including how they respond to major events and challenges.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.i

        10. j

          Retell stories and/or say what they learned from a text.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.5.j

    3.  

      Analyzing, Evaluating and Using Texts

      1. 6

        Students describe how the author, illustrator, and/or creator shape meaning and affect a reader’s experience of the text.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.6

        1. a

          Reflect on what the text makes them feel, think, and/or want to do.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.6.a

        2. b

          Describe the impact of images and specific words on the reader’s understanding. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.6.b

        3. c

          Identify different text features used in a genre and what they help the reader do or know.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.6.c

        4. d

          Compare and contrast choices made by different authors, illustrators, and creators when telling a similar story or writing on a similar topic.WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.6.d

      2. 7

        Students evaluate texts.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.7

        1. a

          Say what they may or may not like about a text and tell the reason. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.7.a

      3. 8

        Students use texts they have read for purposes relevant to them. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.8

        1. a

          To better understand themselves and others, explore characters’ thoughts, feelings, and motivations. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.8.a

        2. b

          To develop imagination and understanding of others, say what they would think, feel, or do in situations similar to those in the texts. WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.8.b

        3. c

          Use information or examples from texts for discussions and projects. [See W2nd.3 and SLDF2nd.3.] WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.8.c

        4. d

          Use choices made by authors, illustrators, and creators as ideas for their own multimodal compositions. [See W2nd.4b.] WA.ELA-LITERACY.R2nd.8.d

Writing

  • Writing2nd.

    Students compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres in the context of grade-level content.WA.ELA-LITERACY.Writing2nd

    1.  

      Writing Purposes and Products

      1. 1

        Students compose to make personal sense of information, ideas, opinions, emotions, and/or experiences. [Not all products from W2nd.1 must be taken through W2nd.2 – W2nd.10.]WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.1

      2. 2

        Students compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres to communicate with others.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2

        1. a

          Describe experiences, ideas, and imaginings.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2.a

        2. b

          Inform others about their observations and explanations of the world.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2.b

        3. c

          Express their opinions and/or preferences.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2.c

        4. d

          Persuade others to consider new options, resolve conflicts, and create and strengthen communities.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2.d

        5. e

          Tell stories and narratives.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.2.e

    2.  

      Plan and Generate Ideas

      1. 3

        Students plan and complete writing projects.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.3

        1. a

          Connect the prompt to their interests, perspectives, and/or experiences.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.3.a

        2. b

          Determine the process or steps needed to complete the project.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.3.b

      2. 4

        Students generate and gather ideas, including appropriate use of tools.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.4

        1. a

          Identify topics and ideas from experience, imagination, reading, research (see RML2nd.4), media, conversations, products from W2nd.1, and/or desire to communicate.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.4.a

        2. b

          Determine which features and/or genre conventions to follow or adapt from mentor texts.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.4.b

        3. c

          Answer questions about what the writer knows that the audience does not.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.4.c

        4. d

          Choose facts from research (see RML2nd.4), images, and/or other media that illustrate and support their ideas.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.4.d

    3.  

      Draft and Establish Voice

      1. 5

        Students draft content within the genre to develop ideas and express voice.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5

        1. a

          Use facts and definitions to develop points.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5.a

        2. b

          Support an opinion with reasons, using linking words to connect them.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5.b

        3. c

          Tell events in stories in order, using temporal words to signal order and details to elaborate a single event string of events and describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5.c

        4. d

          Approximate some text features and/or formatting by the placement of drawings, titles, labels, blank space, and/or other features noticed in mentor texts.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5.d

        5. e

          Identify who deserves credit when using information from a source.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.5.e

      2. 6

        Students compose introductions and conclusions within the genre.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.6

        1. a

          Introduce topics.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.6.a

        2. b

          Provide a sense of closure for stories.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.6.b

        3. c

          Provide a concluding statement or section for informational texts and opinions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.6.c

      3. 7

        Students organize content by using or adapting the genre’s structure.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.7

    4.  

      Revise and Edit

      1. 8

        Students discuss their compositions with others.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.8

        1. a

          Re-read to determine whether the draft says what they want it to say.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.8.a

        2. b

          Describe what their composition means and/or represents to an adult or peer.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.8.b

        3. c

          Ask an adult or peer to describe their perceived meaning of the composition.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.8.c

      2. 9

        Students revise and edit their compositions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.9

        1. a

          Use what they learned from re-reading and feedback to add details, change words, and/or provide focus.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.9.a

        2. b

          Edit for conventions and consistency of text features. [Demonstrate command of Language standards K–2.]WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.9.b

    5.  

      Share and Publish

      1. 10

        Students share and publish compositions in person and/or on digital or non-digital platforms for known and trusted audiences.WA.ELA-LITERACY.W2nd.10

Speaking, Listening, and Digital Forums

  • SpeakingListeningDigitalForums2nd.

    Students comprehend, engage in, and learn from collaborative discussions and presentations in the context of grade-level content, in person and/or through teacher-moderated digital forums.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SpeakingListeningDigitalForums2nd

    1.  

      Discussion

      1. 1

        Students listen, respond respectfully, and contribute during discussions. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1

        1. a

          Discuss expectations and roles within the community, changing them when needed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.a

        2. b

          Review previous conversations when continuing a discussion.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.b

        3. c

          Ask questions about the topic and others’ observations and opinions.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.c

        4. d

          Draw on experience, observation, and prior learning to contribute.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.d

        5. e

          Explain what they understood from other’s contributions and ask for clarification or more information to build common understanding.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.e

        6. f

          Connect statements to others’ contributions to build community and propel conversation.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.f

        7. g

          Identify points of agreement or disagreement.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.g

        8. h

          Ask questions to explore why someone else may relate or think differently.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.h

        9. i

          Identify opinions or understandings that have changed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.i

        10. j

          Retell memorable and/or important moments or ideas. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.1.j

      2. 2

        Starts in 3rd.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.2

    2.  

      Collaboration 

      1. 3

        Students collaborate on projects or tasks.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.3

        1. a

          Discuss expectations, roles, and timelines, changing them when needed.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.3.a

        2. b

          Connect the project to their interests, experiences, and/or community needs.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.3.b

        3. c

          Review progress and discuss what needs to happen next.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.3.c

    3.  

      Public Speaking and Presentations  

      1. 4

        Students present experience, positions, ideas, findings, and creative work.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.4

        1. a

          Identify topics from the situation, experience, imagination, reading, research (see RML2nd.4) media, conversations, and/or products from W2nd.1.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.4.a

        2. b

          Develop content by considering what they want to communicate within the situation and what the audience already knows.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.4.b

        3. c

          Use images, media, and artifacts in presentations to clarify content and support the audience’s engagement.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.4.c

    4.  

      Voice

      1. 5

        Students determine how to present themselves and their ideas.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.5

        1. a

          Express voice by building on strengths, experiences, and personality.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.5.a

        2. b

          Determine how to respond to others given the expectations of the community, their role, and how they wish to express themselves and their ideas. WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.5.b

        3. c

          Determine which language and/or languages support their purpose.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.5.c

        4. d

          Determine what they want or do not want to share and why.WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.5.d

      2. 6

        Students use an audible voice, gesture, and pacing to illuminate the content and engage the audience.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.SLDF2nd.6

Language 

  • Language2nd.

    Students develop command of the English language to speak and write clearly, and to comprehend more fully when reading, listening, or viewing.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.Language2nd

    1.  

      Knowledge of Language

      1. 1

        Students notice when and why language is used differently at school, at home, and with peers.  WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.1

        1. a

          Compare formal and informal uses of language. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.1.a

        2. b

          Identify real-life connections between words and what they represent. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.1.b

      2. 2

        Students read grade-level text orally with purpose, understanding, and accuracy, improving speed and expression on successive readings.WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.2

    2.  

      Structure and Function of English

      1. 3

        Students produce and expand sentences in group and individual activities in the context of conversations and writing about experiences, events, and second grade content. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3

        1. a

          Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.a

        2. b

          Give more detail or be more specific by using adjectives and adverbs. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.b

        3. c

          Use the matching verb form for singular and plural nouns in basic sentences. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.c

        4. d

          Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.d

        5. e

          Capitalize holidays and the names of people, places, and products. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.e

        6. f

          Use commas in greetings and the closing of cards, letters, and emails. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.f

        7. g

          Use periods, exclamation points, and question marks to end statements, exclamations, and questions. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.3.g

      2. 4

        Students determine the meaning of and use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4

        1. a

          Determine or clarify the meaning of new and multiple-meaning words and phrases. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4.a

        2. b

          Use collective nouns and irregular plural nouns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4.b

        3. c

          Use reflexive pronouns. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4.c

        4. d

          Understand and use high frequency adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and determiners. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4.d

        5. e

          Use apostrophes to form contractions and possessives. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.4.e

      3. 5

        Students explore word relationships and distinguish shades of meaning in the context of second grade conversations and reading. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.5

        1. a

          Use known root words and prefixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.5.a

        2. b

          Use knowledge of individual words as a clue to the meaning of compound words. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.5.b

        3. c

          Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.5.c

        4. d

          Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. WA.ELA-LITERACY.L2nd.5.d

Research and Media Literacy

  • Research2nd .

    Students ask questions, seek answers using a variety of sources and tools, and use their learning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.Research2nd

  • MediaLiteracy2nd.

    Students identify the effects, purposes, and parts of media messages, people who provide information, and options for engaging with media messages. WA.ELA-LITERACY.MediaLiteracy2nd

    1.  

      Research and Inquiry

      1. 1

        Students ask questions about things that make them curious.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.1

      2. 2

        Students seek answers from information sources.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.2

        1. a

          Generate ideas for where they might find information based on what they and/or others know about the topic.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.2.a

        2. b

          Identify a variety of print and digital information sources and where to find them, including libraries.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.2.b

        3. c

          Contribute suggestions when adults use digital search tools.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.2.c

        4. d

          Talk with adults or peers about the topic.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.2.d

      3. 3

        Students gather relevant information using a variety of strategies.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.3

      4. 4

        Students use and/or share new learning.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.4

    2.  

      Media Literacy and Critical Thinking

      1. 5

        Students identify the effects of media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.5

        1. a

          Identify how media messages make them feel and what these emotions may make them want to say or do.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.5.a

      2. 6

        Students identify the purposes of media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.6

        1. a

          Identify media messages that are mainly helping people learn new things, trying to change people’s minds, selling something, or just for fun.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.6.a

      3. 7

        Students compare different parts of media messages.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.7

        1. a

          Determine whether statements in media messages express an opinion or can be verified as true or false.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.7.a

        2. b

          Compare and contrast information on the same topic in two or more media messages from different sources.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.7.b

        3. c

          Describe how changing an image can change the meaning of a media message.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.7.c

      4. 8

        Students identify people who provide information.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.8

        1. a

          Determine whether an individual, an organization, or both can be considered responsible for the content of an information source.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.8.a

        2. b

          Identify individuals or organizations made up of people who are experts on a particular topic and could provide information about it.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.8.b

      5. 9

        Not in 2nd.WA.ELA-LITERACY.RML2nd.9

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 2
Where can I read the official document?
Public Draft WA State Learning Standards ELA

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