Opinion Writing
The child names a topic or book, states an opinion, gives reasons linked with because, and and also, and writes a closing sentence.
Grade 2 Language Arts
Grade 2 English Language Arts incorporates complex phonics patterns, reading comprehension strategies, paragraph development, opinion writing, and research skills.
Grade 2 Language Arts topics
Vowel Teams and R-Controlled Vowels
The child reads and spells common vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh), r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur) and diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow), and learns that one sound can have several spellings.
Reading Comprehension Strategies
The child asks and answers questions about a text, finds the answer in the text, makes simple inferences, explains words in context and summarises what they read.
Syllables and Multisyllabic Words
The child splits longer words into syllables by syllable type, reads common prefixes and suffixes and reads irregular words in context.
Story Elements
The child retells stories with key details, describes characters, setting and major events, finds the lesson and says who is telling the story.
Narrative Writing
The child plans, drafts, revises and edits stories and true accounts with events in order, details, description and dialogue.
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