Grade 2 English competencies
Reference of expected learner competencies for planning and assessment.
English
Term 1
47 competenciesThe learners demonstrate phonological awareness and phonic knowledge in decoding developmentally-appropriate words; and understand and create simple sentences to express meaning about oneself and family.
The learners use phonological, phonic, and alphabet knowledge to read/write words accurately; decode high frequency words and some content-specific vocabulary; use phrases or simple sentences to express ideas about oneself and family; and read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Recognize rhymes in chants, poems, and stories heard.
Segment onset and rime.
Identify sight words: Grade 2 level-appropriate
Identify alphabet letter names.
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVC words
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: oneself and family
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): common and proper nouns
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): gender
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 3 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 3 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: oneself and family
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural
Term 2
61 competenciesThe learners demonstrate development in decoding high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; and understand and create simple sentences in getting and expressing meaning about their school, community, and content-specific topics.
The learners use their developing word knowledge to recognize sight words; decode high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; use simple sentences to express ideas and narrate personal experiences about their school, community, and content-specific topics; and read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Recognize rhymes in chants, poems, and stories heard.
Segment onset and rime.
Identify sight words: Grade 2 level-appropriate
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVC words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVCe words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVVC words
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: school
Use vocabulary referring to: community
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): common and proper nouns
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): gender
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: interrogative pronouns
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): exclamatory sentences
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: description
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 3 events
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 4 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 3 details
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 4 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: description
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: school
Express ideas about one's experiences: community
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural
Term 3
66 competenciesThe learners demonstrate ongoing development in decoding high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; understand and create simple sentences in getting and expressing meaning about their environment and content-specific topics.
The learners use their developing word knowledge to recognize sight words; decode high frequency words and content-specific vocabulary; use simple sentences to express ideas and narrate personal experiences about their environment and content-specific topics; and read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Recognize rhymes in chants, poems, and stories heard.
Segment onset and rime.
Identify sight words: Grade 2 level-appropriate
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVCe words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVVC words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CVCC words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: CCVC words (clusters and diphthongs)
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCV words
Read words accurately and automatically according to word patterns: VCCV words
Identify high-frequency words accurately.
Use vocabulary referring to: physical environment
Use vocabulary referring to: content-specific topics
Use content-specific words: Mathematics (basic symbols and terminologies)
Use content-specific words: Science (basic terminologies)
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): common and proper nouns
Identify words with different functions: words that label persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (naming words - nouns): gender
Identify words with different functions: words that label actions (doing words - verbs)
Identify words with different functions: words that describe persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions (describing words - adjectives)
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: personal pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: interrogative pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: possessive pronouns
Identify words with different functions: words that replace persons, places, things, animals, events, ideas, and emotions: demonstrative pronouns
Identify the synonyms and antonyms of words.
Read words correctly for meaning (based on word patterns).
Write words legibly and correctly (based on word patterns).
Identify sentences and non-sentences.
Use simple sentences to express ideas about oneself, family, school, community, physical environment, regional themes, national themes, and content-specific topics.
Use simple sentences with proper intonation (pitch, juncture, rhythm).
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Sequence words to represent meaning in simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): telling sentences (declarative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): asking sentences (interrogative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Identify the parts of simple sentences (who/what, what are they doing, when/where/how): exclamatory sentences
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: telling sentences (declarative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: asking sentences (interrogative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: commanding and requesting sentences (imperative)
Use correct capitalization and punctuation for simple sentences: exclamatory sentences
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: time order and procedural
Identify discourse markers for a given text type: description
Read grade level sentences with appropriate speed, accuracy, and expression.
Comprehend stories: Note important elements from stories (characters, setting, events).
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 3 events
Comprehend stories: Sequence events: at least 4 events
Comprehend stories: Identify the problem and solution in stories.
Comprehend stories: Infer the character's feelings and traits.
Comprehend stories: Relate story events to one's experience.
Comprehend stories: Identify cause and effect of events.
Comprehend stories: Predict possible ending.
Comprehend stories: Give a summary.
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 3 details
Comprehend informational texts: Note significant details in grade-level informational texts: at least 4 details
Comprehend informational texts: Identify problem and solution.
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: time order and procedural
Comprehend informational texts: Identify text types: description
Use common expressions and polite greetings appropriate to a given situation.
Use own words in retelling myths, legends, fables, and narrative poems.
Express ideas about one's experiences: physical environment
Express ideas about one's experiences: content-specific topics
Use basic sight words, high frequency, and content-specific words.
Compose texts to react to the character, setting, or events in a story.
Compose texts to react to a topic.
Make a summary of narrative text.
Express ideas using text types: time order and procedural