Skill plan for Units of Study for Teaching Reading - 2nd grade
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Unit 1
Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt
Bend 1 - Taking Charge of Reading
Session 1:  Readers Choose How to Read
Session 1:  Readers Choose How to Read
Session 2:  Second-Grade Readers Take a Sneak Peek to Decide How a Book Wants to Be Read
Session 2:  Second-Grade Readers Take a Sneak Peek to Decide How a Book Wants to Be Read
Session 3:  Readers Get Stronger by Reading a Lot!
Session 3:  Readers Get Stronger by Reading a Lot!
Session 4:  Readers Read in Longer Phrases, Scooping Up Snap Words
Session 4:  Readers Read in Longer Phrases, Scooping Up Snap Words
Session 5:  Keeping Tabs on Comprehension
Session 5:  Keeping Tabs on Comprehension
Session 6:  Second Graders Can Mark Their Thinking with a Post-It
Session 6:  Second Graders Can Mark Their Thinking with a Post-It
Bend II - Working Hard to Solve Tricky Words
Session 7:  Second-Graders Roll Up Their Sleeves to Figure Out Tricky Words, Drawing on Everything They Know
Session 7:  Second-Graders Roll Up Their Sleeves to Figure Out Tricky Words, Drawing on Everything They Know
Session 8:  Readers Use More Than One Strategy at a Time: Figuring Out What Makes Sense and Checking the First Letters
Session 8:  Readers Use More Than One Strategy at a Time: Figuring Out What Makes Sense and Checking the First Letters
Session 9:  Some Beginnings and Endings Can Be Read in a Snap!
Session 9:  Some Beginnings and Endings Can Be Read in a Snap!
Session 10:  Don't Forget the Middle! Readers Are Flexible When They Encounter Vowel Teams in Tricky Words
Session 10:  Don't Forget the Middle! Readers Are Flexible When They Encounter Vowel Teams in Tricky Words
Session 11:  Readers Have Strategies for Figuring Out Brand-New Words, Too
Session 11:  Readers Have Strategies for Figuring Out Brand-New Words, Too
Session 12:  Readers Check Themselves and Their Reading
Session 12:  Readers Check Themselves and Their Reading
Bend III - Paying Close Attention to Authors
Session 13:  Authors Have Intentions
Session 13:  Authors Have Intentions
Session 14:  Readers Don't Just Notice Craft Moves—They Try Them!
Session 14:  Readers Don't Just Notice Craft Moves—They Try Them!
Session 15:  Readers Think about How the Whole Book Clicks Together, Noticing Masterful Writing
Session 15:  Readers Think about How the Whole Book Clicks Together, Noticing Masterful Writing
Session 16:  Readers Think, "What Does the Author Want to Teach Me?"
Session 16:  Readers Think, "What Does the Author Want to Teach Me?"
Session 17:  Celebrate How Much Readers Have Grown!
Session 17:  Celebrate How Much Readers Have Grown!
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Unit 2
Reading Nonfiction
Bend I - Thinking Hard and Growing Knowledge
Session 1:  Nonfiction Readers Notice and Learn
Session 1:  Nonfiction Readers Notice and Learn
Session 2:  Nonfiction Readers Notice, Learn, and Question
Session 2:  Nonfiction Readers Notice, Learn, and Question
Session 3:  Nonfiction Readers Ask, "What Is This Book Teaching Me?"
Session 3:  Nonfiction Readers Ask, "What Is This Book Teaching Me?"
Session 4:  Nonfiction Readers Ask, "How Does This Book Go?"
Session 4:  Nonfiction Readers Ask, "How Does This Book Go?"
Session 5:  Celebrate the Gift of Learning Something New
Session 5:  Celebrate the Gift of Learning Something New
Bend II - Learning the Lingo of a Topic
Session 6:  Anticipating and Using the Lingo of a Nonfiction Topic
Session 6:  Anticipating and Using the Lingo of a Nonfiction Topic
Session 7:  Using Text Features to Notice and Understand Keywords
Session 7:  Using Text Features to Notice and Understand Keywords
Session 8:  Using Context to Build Knowledge of Unknown Words
Session 8:  Using Context to Build Knowledge of Unknown Words
Session 9:  Solving Words Takes Strategic and Flexible Thinking
Session 9:  Solving Words Takes Strategic and Flexible Thinking
Session 10:  Rereading Like Experts
Session 10:  Rereading Like Experts
Session 11:  Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk! Using Lingo to Teach Others
Session 11:  Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk! Using Lingo to Teach Others
Bend III - Reading Across a Topic
Session 12:  Growing Knowledge across Books! Getting Ready to Read (and Learn) a Bunch!
Session 12:  Growing Knowledge across Books! Getting Ready to Read (and Learn) a Bunch!
Session 13:  Nonfiction Readers Add Information across Books
Session 13:  Nonfiction Readers Add Information across Books
Session 14:  Thinking and Rethinking about How Information Is Connected across Books
Session 14:  Thinking and Rethinking about How Information Is Connected across Books
Session 15:  Finding, Thinking, and Talking about What Is the Same and What Is Different
Session 15:  Finding, Thinking, and Talking about What Is the Same and What Is Different
Session 16:  Readers Retell Topics, Not Just Books
Session 16:  Readers Retell Topics, Not Just Books
Session 17:  Getting Ready for the Celebration
Session 17:  Getting Ready for the Celebration
Session 18:  Celebration: Pay It Forward by Teaching Others
Session 18:  Celebration: Pay It Forward by Teaching Others
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Unit 3
Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power
Bend I - Reading with Fluency
Session 1:  Rehearsing Reading Voices
Session 1:  Rehearsing Reading Voices
Session 2:  Scooping Up Words into Phrases
Session 2:  Scooping Up Words into Phrases
Session 3:  Noticing Dialogue Tags
Session 3:  Noticing Dialogue Tags
Session 4:  Using Meaning to Read Fluently
Session 4:  Using Meaning to Read Fluently
Session 5:  Reading at a Just-Right Pace
Session 5:  Reading at a Just-Right Pace
Bend II - Understanding Literary Language
Session 6:  Recognizing Literary Language
Session 6:  Recognizing Literary Language
Session 7:  Understanding Comparisons
Session 7:  Understanding Comparisons
Session 8:  Noticing When Authors Play with Words
Session 8:  Noticing When Authors Play with Words
Session 9:  Reading as a Writer— Focusing on Special Language
Session 9:  Reading as a Writer— Focusing on Special Language
Bend III - Meeting the Challenges of Longer Books
Session 10:  Setting Up Routines for Same-Book Partners
Session 10:  Setting Up Routines for Same-Book Partners
Session 11:  Holding On to Stories Even When Books Are Long
Session 11:  Holding On to Stories Even When Books Are Long
Session 12:  Staying on Track When Books Get Tricky
Session 12:  Staying on Track When Books Get Tricky
Session 13:  Using Writing to Solve Reading Problems
Session 13:  Using Writing to Solve Reading Problems
Bend IV - Tackling Goals in the Company of Others
Session 14:  Self-Assessing and Setting Goals
Session 14:  Self-Assessing and Setting Goals
Session 15:  Organizing Goal Clubs
Session 15:  Organizing Goal Clubs
Session 16:  Giving Feedback to Group Members
Session 16:  Giving Feedback to Group Members
Session 17:  Celebration
Session 17:  Celebration
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Unit 4
Series Book Clubs
Bend I - Becoming Experts on Characters
Session 1:  Series Book Readers Collect Information about the Main Characters
Session 1:  Series Book Readers Collect Information about the Main Characters
Session 2:  Series Book Readers Pay Attention to How Characters Respond to Problems
Session 2:  Series Book Readers Pay Attention to How Characters Respond to Problems
Session 3:  Series Book Readers Notice Similarities in Their Characters across a Series
Session 3:  Series Book Readers Notice Similarities in Their Characters across a Series
Session 4:  Series Book Readers Grow to Understand the Characters
Session 4:  Series Book Readers Grow to Understand the Characters
Session 5:  Series Book Readers Use What They Know about the Characters to Predict
Session 5:  Series Book Readers Use What They Know about the Characters to Predict
Session 6:  Series Book Readers Learn about Characters from Their Relationships with Other Characters
Session 6:  Series Book Readers Learn about Characters from Their Relationships with Other Characters
Bend II - Becoming Experts on Author's Craft
Session 7:  Authors Paint Pictures with Words
Session 7:  Authors Paint Pictures with Words
Session 8:  Authors Use Precise Words
Session 8:  Authors Use Precise Words
Session 9:  Authors Use Literary Language to Make the Ordinary Extraordinary
Session 9:  Authors Use Literary Language to Make the Ordinary Extraordinary
Session 10:  Authors Think about How Whole Stories—and Series—Will Go
Session 10:  Authors Think about How Whole Stories—and Series—Will Go
Session 11:  Authors Have Ways to Bring Stories to Life
Session 11:  Authors Have Ways to Bring Stories to Life
Session 12:  Authors Plan Their Story Endings
Session 12:  Authors Plan Their Story Endings
Bend III - Sharing Opinions with the World
Session 13:  When Readers Love a Series, They Can't Keep It to Themselves
Session 13:  When Readers Love a Series, They Can't Keep It to Themselves
Session 14:  Planning the Very Best Way to Share a Book
Session 14:  Planning the Very Best Way to Share a Book
Session 15:  Readers Share Books They Love with Friends: A Book Swap
Session 15:  Readers Share Books They Love with Friends: A Book Swap
Session 16:  Sharing Opinions by Debating
Session 16:  Sharing Opinions by Debating
Session 17:  Celebration: Supporting Reasons with Examples to Strengthen Debate Work
Session 17:  Celebration: Supporting Reasons with Examples to Strengthen Debate Work
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