2.0 Reading Comprehension
Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They draw upon a
variety of comprehension strategies as needed (e.g., generating and responding to
essential questions, making predictions, comparing information from several sources).
The selections in Recommended Readings in Literature, Kindergarten Through Grade
Eight illustrate the quality and complexity of the materials to be read by students. In
addition to their regular school reading, by grade four, students read one-half million
words annually, including a good representation of grade-level-appropriate narrative
and expository text (e.g., classic and contemporary literature, magazines, newspapers,
online information). In grade two, students continue to make progress toward this goal.
Music Standard:
- 2.1 Sing with accuracy in a developmentally appropriate range.
Visual Art Standard:
- 2.3 Depict the illusion of depth (space) in a work of art, using overlapping shapes,
relative size, and placement within the picture.
Social Science Standard:
- 1.1 Students describe the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship.
1. Understand the rule-making process in a direct democracy (everyone votes on the
rules) and in a representative democracy (an elected group of people make the rules),
giving examples of both systems in their classroom, school, and community.
2. Understand the elements of fair play and good sportsmanship, respect for the rights
and opinions of others, and respect for rules by which we live, including the meaning
of the "Golden Rule."
