English Language Arts Gr 2 A

The course includes frequent read-alouds that help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Students learn by listening to fairy tales, tall tales, myths, and nonfiction texts that include topics related to science and history. Skills instruction continues as students are introduced to spelling alternatives for vowel sounds, as well as various tricky spellings (spellings that look the same but are pronounced differently, such as o in hop or open). Weekly spelling lessons are a regular part of student work. Students practice using a writing process with a focus on writing narratives and opinions. Grammar instruction focuses on capitalization, quotation marks, ending punctuation, and common and proper nouns. Students are also introduced to antonyms and synonyms. Decodable readers for every skills unit include both fiction and nonfiction selections.