South Dakota State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 2

SD.2.R. Reading Standards

2.R.1. Students can recognize and analyze words.

2.R.1.1. Students can decode to read and recognize words. (Analysis)

2.R.1.2. Students can read simple contractions and identify the two words which are combined in text. (Knowledge)

2.R.2. Students can comprehend and fluently read text.

2.R.2.1. Students can apply strategies to read and comprehend text. (Application)

2.R.2.2. Students can read aloud fluently to comprehend text. (Comprehension)

2.R.3. Students can apply knowledge of text structures, literary devices, and literary elements to develop interpretations and form responses.

2.R.3.1. Students can recognize different genres of literature. (Analysis)

2.R.3.2. Students can identify the literary elements of character, setting, plot, and theme in literature. (Analysis)

2.R.3.3. Students can identify rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and a simple pattern in poetry. (Application)

2.R.4. Students can interpret and respond to diverse, multicultural, and time period texts.

2.R.4.1. Students can compare and contrast different versions of literature from different cultures. (Analysis)

2.R.4.2. Students can compare and contrast different stories from various time periods. (Analysis)

2.R.5. Students can access, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate informational texts.

2.R.5.1. Students can identify and utilize text features to comprehend informational texts. (Application)

2.R.5.2. Students can apply alphabetical order to the second letter when using dictionaries and encyclopedias. (Application)

SD.2.W. Writing Standards

2.W.1. Students can apply the writing process to compose text.

2.W.1.1. Students can write three related sentences. (Synthesis)

2.W.1.2. Students can write a friendly letter. (Application)

2.W.1.3. Students can write questions and statements. (Application)

2.W.2. Students can apply Standard English conventions in their writing.

2.W.2.1. Students can use periods and question marks in writing and commas in the greeting and closing of a friendly letter. (Application)

2.W.2.2. Students can capitalize proper names, days of the week, and months of the year when writing. (Application)

2.W.2.3. Students can spell high-frequency words as well as words with phonetic elements. (Application)

2.W.2.4. Students can form letters accurately, and space words and sentences correctly. (Application)

SD.2.LVS. Listening, Viewing, Speaking Standards

2.LVS.1. Students can listen, view, and speak to communicate, retrieve, interpret, and evaluate information.

2.LVS.1.1. Students can repeat and follow four-step oral directions. (Application)

2.LVS.1.2. Students can follow rules of conversation and respond appropriately. (Application)

2.LVS.1.3. Students can utilize graphic organizers to organize information gained through listening or viewing. (Analysis)

2.LVS.1.4. Students can deliver information on topics using facts and details. (Synthesis)

2.LVS.1.5. Students can express ideas using content area vocabulary. (Application)

2.LVS.1.6. Students can ask and respond to questions related to the topic. (Analysis)