Second grade students read SchoolsAround the World and An American School. Our target comprehension skills is identifying: ‘ Main Idea & Details.’
Phonics Focus: Students practice reading and writing words that have the long /e/ sound (free, teach, wheel, meat, etc.)
Vocabulary Strategy: using the dictionary to find word meanings; alphabetical order
Students review the high frequency words: about, everything, first, her, of, slowly, store, story, two, world.
Our fluency goal this week is to read with great accuracy, taking the time to correctly decode each word and self-correct when needed.
This week, students will bring home a short, black and white reader, Sweet Pea, the Black Sheep, that reviews the weekly phonics skill. Reading this together with your child will help him/her build better accuracy and comprehension.
Remember to also be reading each night, if possible, but at least 3x per week for 15 minutes. Have your child remember to mark a snowflake on his/her reading calendar for January. Thank you also for helping your child work on their January book report!