Syllabus

South Carolina Second Grade ELA Standards:

 “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” -Victor Hugo 

The foundational skills emphasized at the second- grade level are phonics and fluency. Second-grade students are asked to decode, translate a word from print to speech and encode, translate a word from speech to print. It is also vital that students continue to develop comprehension and fluency in reading. 

Instruction in second grade provides a greater focus on finding meaning in text. Second-grade students are beginning to explain how features or elements of text contribute to meaning. Students are also asking “who, what, when, where, why, and how” questions to explain an author’s purpose in writing a text. 

In second grade, students read four major types of literary texts in print and multimedia formats: fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Second-grade students also read a variety of informational texts in print and multimedia formats. 

Throughout second grade, students work toward mastery of print writing and continue exploring opinion, informative, and narrative modes of writing at developmentally appropriate levels. Second-grade students continue to practice entering conversations appropriately and should continue to practice adjusting the volume of their voices to fit the context of conversations. Second graders write narratives that include temporal words and opinions that include supporting details. Also in their writing, second-grade students are learning how to develop a topic with facts and details.