The Common Core in Washington

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Skills available for Washington second-grade language arts standards

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RML Research and Media Literacy

Research and Inquiry
- ELA.2.RML.1 Students engage in research and inquiry by asking questions and seeking answers from information sources.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.a Ask questions about things that make them curious.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.b Generate ideas for where they might find answers to their questions, including by talking to people about the topic.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.c Engage with a variety of information sources and where to find them, including by exploring libraries.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.d Contribute suggestions when adults use digital search tools.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.e Identify information that does and does not answer their questions.
  - ELA.2.RML.1.f Use and/or share new learning.
Media Literacy
- ELA.2.RML.2 Students identify reactions to media messages.
  - ELA.2.RML.2.a Identify how and why people react to media messages differently.
  - ELA.2.RML.2.b Identify how media messages make them feel and what these emotions may make them want to say or do.
- ELA.2.RML.3 Students identify the purposes of media messages
  - ELA.2.RML.3.a Identify media messages that are mainly helping people learn new things, trying to change people's minds, selling something, or just for fun.
- ELA.2.RML.4 Students compare different parts of media messages
  - ELA.2.RML.4.a Distinguish between statements that are either true or false and statements that express an opinion.
  - ELA.2.RML.4.b Compare and contrast information on the same topic in two or more media messages from different sources.
  - ELA.2.RML.4.c Describe how changing an image can change the meaning of a media message.
- ELA.2.RML.5 Students identify people who create media messages and choices they make.
  - ELA.2.RML.5.a Identify who is responsible for the content of a media message, including individuals and organizations.
  - ELA.2.RML.5.b Identify individuals or organizations made up of people who are experts on a particular topic.

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R Reading

Foundational Skills

ELA.2.R.1 Students know and apply the basic features of print and how it is organized.

ELA.2.R.1.a Recognize the distinguishing features of a paragraph.

ELA.2.R.1.b Recognize the basic features of dialogue.

ELA.2.R.1.c Recognize that text/visual features represent and/or add to the written text's meaning.

ELA.2.R.2 Students demonstrate phonemic awareness to support decoding, spelling, and word recognition.

ELA.2.R.2.a Segment, blend, and manipulate syllables and individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken and printed words to form new words.

ELA.2.R.2.b Recognize, isolate, blend, and count initial, medial, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken and printed words.

ELA.2.R.2.c Produce words by blending individual sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends, digraphs, and common vowel teams.

ELA.2.R.3 Students decode words accurately by applying grade-level phonics and word analysis skills.

ELA.2.R.3.a Know letter-sound correspondences including consonant digraphs, diphthongs, and common vowel teams.

ELA.2.R.3.b Distinguish long and short vowel sounds in regularly spelled one-syllable words.

ELA.2.R.3.c Use common syllable types (open, closed, silent -e, vowel team, r-controlled, consonant-le) to decode words.

ELA.2.R.3.d Decode multisyllabic words by breaking them into syllables.

ELA.2.R.3.e Decode words with common roots, prefixes and suffixes.

ELA.2.R.3.f Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling sound correspondences.

ELA.2.R.3.g Add, delete, or substitute syllables, prefixes, or suffixes to form new words.

ELA.2.R.3.h Decode common contractions and compound words.

ELA.2.R.3.i Read high frequency and irregularly spelled words by sight with increasing accuracy and automaticity.

ELA.2.R.3.j Read grade-level texts orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support understanding, improving fluency through repeated readings.

Comprehending and Interpreting Texts

ELA.2.R.4 Students comprehend and interpret texts using knowledge of print, language, and text features to make meaning.

ELA.2.R.4.a Describe their purpose for reading and preview the text.

ELA.2.R.4.b Use personal connections and content knowledge to visualize, imagine, and/or otherwise engage the senses to make meaning of the text.

ELA.2.R.4.c Use prior knowledge to make connections and predictions, revising them based on what is in the text.

ELA.2.R.4.d Use a variety of strategies to maintain motivation and reconnect to the flow of reading.

ELA.2.R.4.e Explain how specific pictures or words help readers understand the text.

ELA.2.R.4.f Ask and answer questions about a text, referring to key details in the text.

ELA.2.R.4.g Describe a story's characters, setting, and major events, including how characters respond to major events and challenges.

ELA.2.R.4.h Retell a story in their own words and/or say what they learned from a text.

Analyzing, Evaluating, and Using Texts

ELA.2.R.5 Students analyze texts by making connections between texts, authors, readers, and the world.

ELA.2.R.5.a Describe what words or images in a text make them think, feel, or want to act.

ELA.2.R.5.b Describe the central message, main idea, moral, or lesson in a text and how it connects to their own experiences and understandings.

ELA.2.R.5.c Compare and contrast the narrators, characters, settings, plots, and/or ideas/information in two or more texts.

W Writing

Writing Purposes and Products

ELA.2.W.1 Students compose multimodal texts in a variety of genres for a variety of purposes.

ELA.2.W.1.a Compose in order to describe experiences, ideas, and imaginings.

ELA.2.W.1.b Compose in order to inform others about their knowledge, observations, and explanations of the world.

ELA.2.W.1.c Compose in order to express their opinions and/or preferences.

ELA.2.W.1.d Compose in order to persuade others to consider new options.

ELA.2.W.1.e Compose in order to tell stories and narratives with a clear sequence of events.

Plan and Draft

ELA.2.W.2 Students plan and complete writing projects.

ELA.2.W.2.a Connect the task to their interests, experiences, or relevant topics.

ELA.2.W.2.b Consider purpose and audience when planning writing.

ELA.2.W.2.c Sequence and organize steps to complete a writing project or task.

ELA.2.W.3 Students draft content within the genre, using tools effectively.

ELA.2.W.3.a Generate topics and ideas.

ELA.2.W.3.b Gather ideas and select material from research, images, and/or multimedia artifacts that illustrate and support their ideas.

ELA.2.W.3.c Identify text/visual features, formatting, and/or genre conventions noticed in mentor texts.

ELA.2.W.3.d Develop descriptions using sensory details.

ELA.2.W.3.e State facts, definitions, and examples to develop points and ideas within a topic.

ELA.2.W.3.f Compare and contrast information within a topic.

ELA.2.W.3.g Provide details about an opinion and/or preference, using linking words.

ELA.2.W.3.h Use language to persuade others with feelings, reasons, and examples.

ELA.2.W.3.i Tell events in stories in order, using temporal words to signal order and details to elaborate, describing actions, thoughts, and feelings.

ELA.2.W.4 Students organize content across genres.

ELA.2.W.4.a Introduce topics.

ELA.2.W.4.b Group or sequence related content.

ELA.2.W.4.c Provide a sense of closure

Revise and Edit

ELA.2.W.5 Students discuss, revise, and/or edit their compositions.

ELA.2.W.5.a Re-read the draft to decide if it makes sense.

ELA.2.W.5.b Engage with an adult or peer for feedback about their compositions.

ELA.2.W.5.c Add, remove, or change words, details, and/or pictures to better communicate and represent meaning.

ELA.2.W.5.d Edit for mechanics, conventions, and consistency of text/visual features. [Demonstrate command of Language standards in grades K–2.]

Share and Publish

ELA.2.W.6 Students share and publish compositions for known and trusted audiences.

L Language

Knowledge of Language

ELA.2.L.1 Students notice when and why language is used differently at school, at home, and with peers.

ELA.2.L.1.a Compare formal and informal uses of language in different situations.

ELA.2.L.1.b Describe how language changes across situations and audiences.

Structure and Functions of English