Second grade is a very important year for your child! The reading focus changes from decoding (sounding out) words to learning the basic mechanics of reading. The children begin to read for meaning, not simply sounding out sentences. Comprehension comes to the forefront as an important focus. In second grade, students will be given many chances to read aloud with a partner, silently on their own, and aloud in groups. They will also listen to books being read aloud by the teacher, other adults, and other students.
Here are some areas that second grade students focus on to become excellent readers!
***For more information, click hereto read Your second-grader and reading by the Great Schools Staff and click here to read Reading in Second Grade: What Happens? by Amy James
Here are some areas that second grade students focus on to become excellent readers!
- Building fluency & meaning - reading quickly & accurately with expression
- Decoding words - recognizing a growing number of words, reads new words by breaking into syllables, meanings of prefixes & suffixes
- Reading chapter books - begin to read books with several chapters & develop a larger vocabulary,use different parts of a book to find information, different purposes for reading, able to choose own appropriate books
- Reading for meaning - retell familiar stories, summarizing main idea & plot, identifying main characters & settings
- Research - learn to use appropriate books to research subjects & answer questions, learn to read nonfiction for understanding, use conventions of nonfiction to help with understanding
- Reading Aloud - many chances to listen to books read aloud, fosters love of books, fluency, complex texts, discussing books before & after reading to increase literacy
- Shared reading - teacher demonstrates strategies students can use to understand a story, encourage predictions, develops fluency
***For more information, click hereto read Your second-grader and reading by the Great Schools Staff and click here to read Reading in Second Grade: What Happens? by Amy James