IXL skill plan | Reading grade 2 plan for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System

Skill plan for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System - Reading grade 2

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Proficiency level descriptor: Beginning
Reading foundations
Letter identification		1. Choose the letter that you hear: lowercase 2. Frequently confused letters: find the letter
Letter identification
1. Choose the letter that you hear: lowercase 2. Frequently confused letters: find the letter

Phoneme and word recognition		1. Find the words that begin with a given sound 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 4. Put the sounds in order 5. Find a word in a sentence
Phoneme and word recognition
1. Find the words that begin with a given sound 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 4. Put the sounds in order 5. Find a word in a sentence

Digraphs		1. Choose the correct digraph 2. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
Digraphs
1. Choose the correct digraph 2. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck

Short vowel words		1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word
Short vowel words
1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word

Complete the sentence		1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Complete the sentence
1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Reading strategies
Inference and analysis		1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What will happen next? 3. What am I?
Inference and analysis
1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What will happen next? 3. What am I?

Main idea		1. What is the picture about?
Main idea
1. What is the picture about?

Literary text		1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction
Literary text
1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction

Informational text		1. Read about places 2. Read about animals
Informational text
1. Read about places 2. Read about animals
Vocabulary
Nouns, verbs, and adjectives		1. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Compare pictures using adjectives
Nouns, verbs, and adjectives
1. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Compare pictures using adjectives

Location words		1. Choose the best location word to match the picture
Location words
1. Choose the best location word to match the picture

Question words		1. Who, what, when, where, or why?
Question words
1. Who, what, when, where, or why?

Synonyms and antonyms		1. Match antonyms to pictures 2. Match synonyms
Synonyms and antonyms
1. Match antonyms to pictures 2. Match synonyms

Categories		1. Sort objects into categories
Categories
1. Sort objects into categories

Color and number words		1. Use number words: one to ten 2. Use color words
Color and number words
1. Use number words: one to ten 2. Use color words

Proficiency level descriptor: Intermediate
Reading strategies
Sequence		1. Order images in a story
Sequence
1. Order images in a story

Setting and character		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Who is telling the story?
Setting and character
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Who is telling the story?

Inference and analysis		1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What will happen next? 3. What am I?
Inference and analysis
1. Which feeling matches the picture? 2. What will happen next? 3. What am I?

Main idea		1. What is the picture about?
Main idea
1. What is the picture about?

Read-along literary text		1. Read along with realistic fiction
Read-along literary text
1. Read along with realistic fiction

Read-alone literary text		1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read myths, legends, and fables
Read-alone literary text
1. Read realistic fiction 2. Read myths, legends, and fables

Read-along informational text		1. Read along about famous people
Read-along informational text
1. Read along about famous people

Read-alone informational text		1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies
Read-alone informational text
1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies
Vocabulary
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions		1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Compare pictures using adjectives 4. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions
1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 3. Compare pictures using adjectives 4. Select the best preposition to match the picture

Categories		1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others?
Categories
1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others?

Multiple-meaning words		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Multiple-meaning words
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Shades of meaning		1. Find the words with related meanings 2. Order related words based on meaning
Shades of meaning
1. Find the words with related meanings 2. Order related words based on meaning

Prefixes and suffixes		1. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes
1. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

Synonyms and antonyms		1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms
Synonyms and antonyms
1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms

Context clues		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Context clues
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Proficiency level descriptor: Advanced
Reading strategies
Sequence		1. Order images in a story
Sequence
1. Order images in a story

Setting and character		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Setting and character
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Inference and analysis		1. Which book title goes with the picture?
Inference and analysis
1. Which book title goes with the picture?

Cause and effect		1. Match each effect to its cause
Cause and effect
1. Match each effect to its cause

Topic and purpose		1. Identify the purpose of a text
Topic and purpose
1. Identify the purpose of a text

Text features		1. Use text features
Text features
1. Use text features

Literary text		1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction
Literary text
1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction

Informational text		1. Read along about science and nature
Informational text
1. Read along about science and nature
Vocabulary
Prefixes and suffixes		1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
Prefixes and suffixes
1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less

Compound words		1. Form compound words with pictures
Compound words
1. Form compound words with pictures

Categories		1. Sort words into categories
Categories
1. Sort words into categories

Synonyms and antonyms		1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym
Synonyms and antonyms
1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym

Homophones		1. Homophones with pictures
Homophones
1. Homophones with pictures

Multiple-meaning words		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Multiple-meaning words
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Prepositions		1. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Prepositions
1. Select the best preposition to match the picture

Shades of meaning		1. Shades of meaning with pictures
Shades of meaning
1. Shades of meaning with pictures

Idioms		1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression
Idioms
1. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

Context clues		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Context clues
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Proficiency level descriptor: Advanced high
Reading strategies
Sequence		1. Order events in a story
Sequence
1. Order events in a story

Setting and character		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Setting and character
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Inference and analysis		1. Draw inferences from a text
Inference and analysis
1. Draw inferences from a text

Cause and effect		1. Match each cause to its effect
Cause and effect
1. Match each cause to its effect

Topic and purpose		1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Topic and purpose
1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

Text features		1. Use text features
Text features
1. Use text features

Literary text		1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Literary text
1. Read realistic fiction 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Informational text		1. Read about animals 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Informational text
1. Read about animals 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Vocabulary
Prefixes and suffixes		1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review
Prefixes and suffixes
1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Prefixes and suffixes: review

Compound words		1. Form compound words
Compound words
1. Form compound words

Categories		1. Which word is not like the others?
Categories
1. Which word is not like the others?

Homophones		1. Use the correct homophone
Homophones
1. Use the correct homophone

Multiple-meaning words		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Multiple-meaning words
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Shades of meaning		1. Describe the difference between related words
Shades of meaning
1. Describe the difference between related words

Literary devices		1. Similes with pictures
Literary devices
1. Similes with pictures

Context clues		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context
Context clues
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Find antonyms in context

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