Grade 2
English Language Arts
Description:
In alignment with the Missouri Learning Standards, the Saint Joseph School District Second Grade English Language Arts course will provide students with a solid foundation in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will acquire the skills necessary to decode and understand what they are reading and produce works across the various genres. In addition to building upon the foundational skills taught in first grade, students will obtain a fundamental understanding of skills and strategies needed for reading a broad range of high-quality increasingly challenging literary and informational texts in all content areas. Students will also gain experience in effectively writing a variety of text types, emphasizing narrative, informative, and opinion with research embedded throughout all genres. Technology and digital media will play an integral role in this course. This course requires a basic understanding of grammar and language rules as well as an ability to communicate through writing, speaking, and listening. The students must be able to determine or clarify the meaning of words encountered through listening, reading, and media use. Students will expand their vocabulary in the course of studying content.
Content Area: English Language Arts
Grades(s): 2nd Grade
Course Number: E1102/E1202
Duration: Yearlong
Course Type: Required
NCAA Approval: NA
