Grade 2 - English Language Arts

General Outcome 1 (Gr. 2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.

General Outcome 2 (Gr. 2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.

General Outcome 3 (Gr. 2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.

General Outcome 4 (Gr. 2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.

General Outcome 5 (Gr. 2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and collaborate with others.

Discover and Explore

Clarify and Extend

Use Strategies and Cues

Respond to Texts

Understand Forms, Elements and Techniques

Create Original Text

 Plan and Focus

Select and Process

Organize, Record and Evaluate

Share ideas and information

Enhance and Improve

Attend to Conventions

Present and Share

Respect Others and Strengthen Community

Work within a Group

Express ideas and develop understanding

Experiment with language and forms

Express preferences

Set goals

Consider the ideas of others

Combine ideas

Extend understanding

Use prior knowledge

Use Comprehension Strategies

Use Textual Cues

Use phonics and structural analysis

Use references

Experience various texts

Construct meaning from texts

Appreciate the artistry of texts

Understand forms and genres

Understand techniques and elements

Experiment with language

Generate ideas

Elaborate on the expression of ideas

Structure texts

Focus attention

Determine information needs

Plan to gather information

Use a variety of sources

Access information

Evaluate sources

Organize information

Record information

Evaluate information

Review research process

Appraise own and others' work

Revise and edit

Enhance legibility

Expand knowledge of language

Enhance artistry

Attend to grammar and usage

Attend to spelling

Attend to capitalization and punctuation

Present information

Enhance presentation

Use effective oral and visual communication

Demonstrate attentive listening and viewing

Appreciate diversity

Relate texts to culture

Celebrate accomplishments and events

Use language to show respect

Cooperate with others

Work in groups

Evaluate group process

contribute relevant ideas and information from personal experiences to group language activities

talk about how new ideas and information have changed previous understanding

express or represent ideas and feelings resulting from activities or experiences with oral, print and other media texts

Use a variety of forms of oral, print and other media texts to organize and give meaning to experiences, ideas and information

Explain why particular oral, print or other media texts are personal favourites

Recognize and talk about developing abilities as readers, writers and illustrators

Connect own ideas and experiences with those shared by others

Record ideas and information in ways that make sense

Find more information about new ideas and topics

Use knowledge of how oral and written language is used in a variety of contexts to construct and confirm meaning

Connect personal experiences and knowledge of words, sentences and story patterns from previous reading experiences to construct and confirm meaning

Use knowledge of the organizational structures of print and stories, such as book covers, titles, pictures and typical beginnings, to construct and confirm meaning

use knowledge of oral language to predict words when reading stories and poems

apply a variety of strategies, such as asking questions, making predictions, recognizing relationships among story elements and drawing conclusions

identify the main idea or topic and supporting details of simple narrative and expository texts

identify by sight an increasing number of high frequency words and familiar words from favourite books

read aloud with fluency, accuracy and expression

figure out, predict and monitor the meaning of unfamiliar words to make sense of reading, using cues such as pictures, context, phonics, grammatical awareness and background knowledge

Preview book covers and titles; look for familiar words, phrases and story patterns to assist with constructing and confirming meaning

Use predictable phrases and sentence patterns, and attend to capital letters, periods, question marks and exclamation marks to read accurately, fluently and with comprehension during oral and silent reading

apply phonic rules and generalizations to read unfamiliar words in context

apply knowledge of long and short vowel sounds to read unfamiliar words in context

use knowledge of word parts, contractions and compound words to read unfamiliar words in context

associate sounds with some vowel combinations, consonant blends and digraphs, and letter clusters to read unfamiliar words in context

put words in alphabetical order by first letter

use pictionaries and personal word books to confirm the spellings or locate the meanings of unfamiliar words in oral, print and other media texts

engage in a variety of shared and independent listening, reading and viewing experiences, using oral, print and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as legends, video programs, puppet plays, songs, riddles and informational texts

identify favourite kinds of oral, print and other media texts

model own oral, print and other media texts on familiar forms

respond to mood established in a variety of oral, print and other media texts

connect situations portrayed in oral, print and other media texts to personal and classroom experiences

retell the events portrayed in oral, print and other media texts in sequence

suggest alternative endings for oral, print and other media texts

discuss, represent or write about interesting or important aspects of oral, print and other media texts

express thoughts or feelings related to the events and characters in oral, print and other media texts

identify and use words and sentences that have particular emotional effects

identify words in oral, print and other media texts that create clear pictures or impressions of sounds and sights

recognize that ideas and information can be expressed in a variety of oral, print and other media texts

identify and explain the use of various communication technologies

identify main characters, places and events in a variety of oral, print and other media texts

identify how pictures, illustrations and special fonts relate to and enhance print and other media texts

demonstrate interest in the sounds of words and word combinations in pattern books, poems, songs, and oral and visual presentations

use own and respond to others' ideas to create oral, print and other media texts

add descriptive words to elaborate on ideas and create particular effects in oral, print and other media texts

create narratives that have beginnings, middles and ends; settings; and main characters that perform actions

use traditional story beginnings, patterns and stock characters in own oral, print and other media texts

relate personal knowledge to ideas and information in oral, print and other media texts

ask questions to determine the main idea of oral, print and other media texts

ask questions to focus on particular aspects of topics for own investigations

recall and follow directions for accessing and gathering ideas and information

find information on a topic, using a variety of sources, such as simple chapter books, multimedia resources, computers and elders in the community

use text features, such as table of contents, key words, captions and hot links, to access information

use given categories and specific questions to find information in oral, print and other media texts

use the library organizational system to locate information

recognize when information answers the questions asked

categorize related ideas and information, using a variety of strategies, such as finding significant details and sequencing events in logical order

produce oral, print and other media texts with introductions, middles and conclusions

record key facts and ideas in own words; identify titles and authors of sources

examine gathered information to decide what information to share or omit

share, with familiar audiences, ideas and information on topics

clarify information by responding to questions

answer questions, such as "What did I do that worked well?" to reflect on research experiences

identify features that make own or peers' oral, print or other media texts interesting or appealing

revise words and sentences to improve sequence or add missing information

check for capital letters, punctuation at the end of sentences and errors in spelling

print legibly and efficiently, forming letters of consistent size and shape, and spacing words appropriately

use margins and spacing appropriately

explore and use the keyboard to compose and revise text

develop categories of words associated with experiences and topics of interest

use knowledge of word patterns, word combinations and parts of words to learn new words

choose words, language patterns, illustrations or sounds to create a variety of effects in oral, print and other media texts

write complete sentences, using capital letters and periods

use connecting words to join related ideas in a sentence

identify nouns and verbs, and use in own writing

identify adjectives and adverbs that add interest and detail to stories

use phonic knowledge and skills and visual memory to spell words of more than one syllable, high frequency irregular words and regular plurals in own writing

use phonic knowledge and skills and visual memory to attempt spelling of unfamiliar words in own writing

use the conventional spelling of common words necessary for the efficient communication of ideas in writing

use capital letters for proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences in own writing

use periods and question marks, appropriately, as end punctuation in own writing

use commas after greetings and closures in friendly letters and to separate words in a series in own writing

identify commas and apostrophes when reading, and use them to assist comprehension

present ideas and information by combining illustrations and written texts

clarify ideas and information presented in own oral, print and other media texts, by responding to questions and comments

speak in a clear voice, with appropriate volume, at an understandable pace and with expression

ask relevant questions to clarify understanding and to have information explained

show enjoyment and appreciation during listening and viewing activities

discuss the experiences and traditions of various communities portrayed in oral, print and other media texts

ask for and provide clarification and elaboration of stories and ideas

discuss similarities and differences in settings, characters and events in oral, print and other media texts from various communities

participate in shared language experiences to acknowledge and celebrate individual and class accomplishments

adjust own language use according to the context, purpose and audience

work in a variety of partnerships and group structures

identify ways that class members can help each other

contribute relevant information and questions to extend group understanding of topics and tasks

stay on topic during class and group discussions

recognize own and others' contributions to group process