IXL Skill Plan | Texas English Language Proficiency Standards: 2nd grade

Texas English Language Proficiency Standards: 2nd grade

Skills available for Texas 2nd grade language arts standards

Domain

Reading
Writing

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Reading
2.3.A Demonstrate awareness of print concepts and directionality of reading as left to right and top to bottom.
2.3.A Demonstrate awareness of print concepts and directionality of reading as left to right and top to bottom.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Identify book parts and features
Pre-production/beginning
1. Identify book parts and features
Intermediate		1. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly
Intermediate
1. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly
High intermediate/advanced		1. Find a word in a sentence
High intermediate/advanced
1. Find a word in a sentence

2.3.B Decode words using relationships between sounds and letters.
2.3.B Decode words using relationships between sounds and letters.

Pre-production/beginning		1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Sort short and long vowel words 4. Is the syllable open or closed?
Pre-production/beginning
1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables 3. Sort short and long vowel words 4. Is the syllable open or closed?
Intermediate		Consonant blends 1. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph Silent e 2. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture
Intermediate
Consonant blends 1. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph Silent e 2. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture
High intermediate/advanced		Short and long vowels 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture Vowel teams 6. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 7. Choose the words with a given long vowel 8. Which word has a different vowel sound? Final stable syllables 9. Read consonant-l-e words Two-syllable words 10. Read two-syllable words: open and closed syllables 11. Read two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled 12. Read two-syllable words 13. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 14. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Prefixes and suffixes 15. Segment and read words with prefixes or suffixes 16. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
High intermediate/advanced
Short and long vowels 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture Vowel teams 6. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 7. Choose the words with a given long vowel 8. Which word has a different vowel sound? Final stable syllables 9. Read consonant-l-e words Two-syllable words 10. Read two-syllable words: open and closed syllables 11. Read two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled 12. Read two-syllable words 13. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 14. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Prefixes and suffixes 15. Segment and read words with prefixes or suffixes 16. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes

2.3.C Use high-frequency words, cognates, and content-area vocabulary to comprehend written classroom materials.
2.3.C Use high-frequency words, cognates, and content-area vocabulary to comprehend written classroom materials.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Sort words into categories 2. Identify the adjective that describes the noun
Pre-production/beginning
1. Sort words into categories 2. Identify the adjective that describes the noun
Intermediate		Location words 1. Select the best preposition to match the picture High-frequency words 2. Read sight words Affixes 3. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Sequence 4. Identify time-order words
Intermediate
Location words 1. Select the best preposition to match the picture High-frequency words 2. Read sight words Affixes 3. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Sequence 4. Identify time-order words
High intermediate/advanced		Location words 1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence High-frequency words 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Vocabulary in context 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
High intermediate/advanced
Location words 1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence High-frequency words 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Vocabulary in context 3. Use academic vocabulary in context

2.3.D Use context to construct the meaning of figurative language such as idiomatic expressions, descriptive language, and words with multiple meanings to comprehend classroom materials.
2.3.D Use context to construct the meaning of figurative language such as idiomatic expressions, descriptive language, and words with multiple meanings to comprehend classroom materials.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture
Pre-production/beginning
1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture
Intermediate		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Idioms 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Multiple-meaning words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Intermediate
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonym 2. Choose the antonym Idioms 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Multiple-meaning words 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
High intermediate/advanced		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? 3. Find antonyms in context 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? Adjectives 5. Use sense words 6. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives Similes and metaphors 7. Determine the meaning of similes 8. Similes with pictures 9. Similes and metaphors with pictures
High intermediate/advanced
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Which sentence uses an antonym? 3. Find antonyms in context 4. Which sentence has the same meaning? Adjectives 5. Use sense words 6. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives Similes and metaphors 7. Determine the meaning of similes 8. Similes with pictures 9. Similes and metaphors with pictures

2.3.E Use pre-reading strategies, including previewing text features, connecting to prior knowledge, organizing ideas, and making predictions, to develop comprehension.
2.3.E Use pre-reading strategies, including previewing text features, connecting to prior knowledge, organizing ideas, and making predictions, to develop comprehension.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next?
Pre-production/beginning
1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next?
Intermediate		1. Use text features
Intermediate
1. Use text features
High intermediate/advanced		1. Identify the purpose of a text
High intermediate/advanced
1. Identify the purpose of a text

2.3.F Derive meaning from and demonstrate comprehension of content-area texts using visual, contextual, and linguistic supports.
2.3.F Derive meaning from and demonstrate comprehension of content-area texts using visual, contextual, and linguistic supports.

Pre-production/beginning		Inferences 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next? Characters 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character
Pre-production/beginning
Inferences 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. What will happen next? Characters 3. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character
Intermediate		Text features 1. Use text features Informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about famous people 4. Read along about art, music, and traditions 5. Read along about business and technology Literary texts 6. Read along with realistic fiction 7. Read along with fantasy 8. Read along with historical fiction
Intermediate
Text features 1. Use text features Informational texts 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read along about famous people 4. Read along about art, music, and traditions 5. Read along about business and technology Literary texts 6. Read along with realistic fiction 7. Read along with fantasy 8. Read along with historical fiction
High intermediate/advanced		Central idea 1. Use key details to determine the central idea Informational texts 2. Read about animals 3. Read about sports and hobbies 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about famous people Literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read science fiction 9. Read poetry
High intermediate/advanced
Central idea 1. Use key details to determine the central idea Informational texts 2. Read about animals 3. Read about sports and hobbies 4. Read about famous places 5. Read about famous people Literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read science fiction 9. Read poetry

2.3.G Demonstrate reading comprehension of content-area texts by making connections, retelling, or responding to questions.
2.3.G Demonstrate reading comprehension of content-area texts by making connections, retelling, or responding to questions.

Pre-production/beginning		Inferences 1. Which could happen in real life? Sequence 2. Order events in a story
Pre-production/beginning
Inferences 1. Which could happen in real life? Sequence 2. Order events in a story
Intermediate		Cause and effect 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Informational texts 4. Read along about science and nature 5. Read along about famous people 6. Read along about art, music, and traditions 7. Read along about business and technology Literary texts 8. Read along with realistic fiction 9. Read along with fantasy 10. Read along with historical fiction
Intermediate
Cause and effect 1. Match each effect to its cause 2. Match each cause to its effect Characters 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Informational texts 4. Read along about science and nature 5. Read along about famous people 6. Read along about art, music, and traditions 7. Read along about business and technology Literary texts 8. Read along with realistic fiction 9. Read along with fantasy 10. Read along with historical fiction
High intermediate/advanced		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Central idea 2. Use key details to determine the central idea Informational texts 3. Read about animals 4. Read about sports and hobbies 5. Read about famous places 6. Read about famous people Literary texts 7. Read animal fantasy 8. Read realistic fiction 9. Read science fiction 10. Read poetry
High intermediate/advanced
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Central idea 2. Use key details to determine the central idea Informational texts 3. Read about animals 4. Read about sports and hobbies 5. Read about famous places 6. Read about famous people Literary texts 7. Read animal fantasy 8. Read realistic fiction 9. Read science fiction 10. Read poetry

2.3.H Read with fluency and demonstrate comprehension of content-area text.
2.3.H Read with fluency and demonstrate comprehension of content-area text.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture
Pre-production/beginning
1. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the diphthong sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the soft g or soft c sentence that matches the picture
Intermediate		1. Read silent e stories 2. Read long vowel stories 3. Read r-controlled stories
Intermediate
1. Read silent e stories 2. Read long vowel stories 3. Read r-controlled stories
High intermediate/advanced		Informational texts 1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about famous people Literary texts 5. Read animal fantasy 6. Read realistic fiction 7. Read science fiction
High intermediate/advanced
Informational texts 1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places 4. Read about famous people Literary texts 5. Read animal fantasy 6. Read realistic fiction 7. Read science fiction

Writing
2.4.A Apply relationships between sounds and letters of the English language to represent sounds when writing.
2.4.A Apply relationships between sounds and letters of the English language to represent sounds when writing.

Pre-production/beginning		1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables
Pre-production/beginning
1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables
Intermediate		1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Complete the silent e words 3. Form compound words 4. Form and use compound words
Intermediate
1. Complete the word with the correct short vowel 2. Complete the silent e words 3. Form compound words 4. Form and use compound words
High intermediate/advanced		Short vowels 1. Spell the short a word 2. Spell the short e word 3. Spell the short i word 4. Spell the short o word 5. Spell the short u word Long vowels 6. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 7. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 8. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 9. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 10. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Vowel patterns 11. Spell the silent e word 12. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 13. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 14. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 15. Complete words with variant vowels Digraphs, trigraphs, qu, and x 16. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 17. Spell the trigraph word: -dge, -tch 18. Spell words with qu and x 19. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x Soft g and c 20. Spell the soft g or soft c word Silent letters 21. Complete the words with silent letters Final stable syllables 22. Complete the consonant-l-e words 23. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 24. Spell the consonant-l-e word Two-syllable words 25. Spell words with open syllables 26. Spell words with open and closed syllables 27. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 28. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Prefixes 29. Spell words with the prefixes dis-, mis-, pre-, re-, and un- Plural nouns 30. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Inflectional endings 31. Complete the word with the ending that you hear
High intermediate/advanced
Short vowels 1. Spell the short a word 2. Spell the short e word 3. Spell the short i word 4. Spell the short o word 5. Spell the short u word Long vowels 6. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 7. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 8. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 9. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 10. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew Vowel patterns 11. Spell the silent e word 12. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 13. Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 14. Complete the word with the correct diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 15. Complete words with variant vowels Digraphs, trigraphs, qu, and x 16. Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh 17. Spell the trigraph word: -dge, -tch 18. Spell words with qu and x 19. Spell words with ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng, nk, qu, and x Soft g and c 20. Spell the soft g or soft c word Silent letters 21. Complete the words with silent letters Final stable syllables 22. Complete the consonant-l-e words 23. Choose the correct spelling of the consonant-l-e word 24. Spell the consonant-l-e word Two-syllable words 25. Spell words with open syllables 26. Spell words with open and closed syllables 27. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 28. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder Prefixes 29. Spell words with the prefixes dis-, mis-, pre-, re-, and un- Plural nouns 30. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Inflectional endings 31. Complete the word with the ending that you hear

2.4.B Spell words following conventional spelling patterns and rules.
2.4.B Spell words following conventional spelling patterns and rules.

Pre-production/beginning
Pre-production/beginning

Intermediate		1. Form pronoun-verb contractions 2. Form contractions with "not"
Intermediate
1. Form pronoun-verb contractions 2. Form contractions with "not"
High intermediate/advanced		1. Use the correct homophone 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Form and use the regular past tense
High intermediate/advanced
1. Use the correct homophone 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Form and use the regular past tense

2.4.C Write using high-frequency words and content-area vocabulary.
2.4.C Write using high-frequency words and content-area vocabulary.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Sort words into categories
Pre-production/beginning
1. Sort words into categories
Intermediate		1. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Intermediate
1. Select the best preposition to match the picture
High intermediate/advanced		Location words 1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Adjectives 2. Use sense words High-frequency words 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 4. Spell the sight word
High intermediate/advanced
Location words 1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence Adjectives 2. Use sense words High-frequency words 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word 4. Spell the sight word

2.4.D Write using a variety of grade-appropriate sentence lengths and types and connecting words.
2.4.D Write using a variety of grade-appropriate sentence lengths and types and connecting words.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Pre-production/beginning
1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Intermediate		Conjunctions 1. Use conjunctions 2. Use subordinating conjunctions Sentence types 3. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Intermediate
Conjunctions 1. Use conjunctions 2. Use subordinating conjunctions Sentence types 3. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
High intermediate/advanced		Linking words 1. Use linking words to complete a passage Complete sentences 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence variety 5. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements 6. Create varied sentences based on models
High intermediate/advanced
Linking words 1. Use linking words to complete a passage Complete sentences 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 3. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Sentence variety 5. Rewrite sentences using introductory elements 6. Create varied sentences based on models

2.4.E Write formal or informal text using conventions such as capitalization and punctuation and grammatical structures such as subject-verb agreement and verb tense.
2.4.E Write formal or informal text using conventions such as capitalization and punctuation and grammatical structures such as subject-verb agreement and verb tense.

Pre-production/beginning		Adjectives 1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
Pre-production/beginning
Adjectives 1. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
Intermediate		Contractions 1. Form pronoun-verb contractions 2. Form contractions with "not" Abbreviations 3. Abbreviate days of the week 4. Abbreviate months of the year Regular past tense 5. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 6. Identify verbs in the regular past tense Irregular past tense 7. Identify the irregular past tense I 8. Identify the irregular past tense II Past, present, and future tenses 9. Place sentences on a timeline 10. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline Possessive pronouns 11. Identify possessive pronouns
Intermediate
Contractions 1. Form pronoun-verb contractions 2. Form contractions with "not" Abbreviations 3. Abbreviate days of the week 4. Abbreviate months of the year Regular past tense 5. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 6. Identify verbs in the regular past tense Irregular past tense 7. Identify the irregular past tense I 8. Identify the irregular past tense II Past, present, and future tenses 9. Place sentences on a timeline 10. Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline Possessive pronouns 11. Identify possessive pronouns
High intermediate/advanced		Capitalization 1. Use sense words 2. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 3. Greetings and closings of letters Plural nouns 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Subject-verb agreement 5. One or more than one? 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Pronoun-verb agreement Regular past tense 8. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 9. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 10. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 11. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 12. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 Future tense 13. Change the sentence to future tense Past, present, and future tenses 14. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? To be and to have 15. To be: use the correct present tense form 16. To be: use the correct past tense form 17. To be: use the correct form 18. To have: use the correct form Possessive pronouns 19. Use possessive pronouns Contractions 20. Use pronoun-verb contractions 21. Use contractions with "not" Abbreviations 22. Abbreviate people's titles 23. Abbreviate street names
High intermediate/advanced
Capitalization 1. Use sense words 2. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays 3. Greetings and closings of letters Plural nouns 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Subject-verb agreement 5. One or more than one? 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Pronoun-verb agreement Regular past tense 8. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular past tense 9. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 10. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 11. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 12. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 Future tense 13. Change the sentence to future tense Past, present, and future tenses 14. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? To be and to have 15. To be: use the correct present tense form 16. To be: use the correct past tense form 17. To be: use the correct form 18. To have: use the correct form Possessive pronouns 19. Use possessive pronouns Contractions 20. Use pronoun-verb contractions 21. Use contractions with "not" Abbreviations 22. Abbreviate people's titles 23. Abbreviate street names

2.4.F Write to narrate, describe, explain, respond, or persuade with detail in the content areas.
2.4.F Write to narrate, describe, explain, respond, or persuade with detail in the content areas.

Pre-production/beginning		1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture
Pre-production/beginning
1. Choose the sensory details that match the picture
Intermediate		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words
Intermediate
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words
High intermediate/advanced		Organization 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Use time-order words 4. Use linking words to complete a passage Relevant details 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Descriptive details 6. Add descriptive details to sentences 7. Show character emotions and traits Supporting details 8. Complete the opinion passage with an example 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Letter writing 10. Greetings and closings of letters
High intermediate/advanced
Organization 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Use time-order words 4. Use linking words to complete a passage Relevant details 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Descriptive details 6. Add descriptive details to sentences 7. Show character emotions and traits Supporting details 8. Complete the opinion passage with an example 9. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Letter writing 10. Greetings and closings of letters