New Mexico State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 2

NM.I: Reading and listening for comprehension. Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend information that is read, heard and viewed.

1-A: Listen to, read, react to and retell information:

1-A:1. Independently recall facts and detail in text.

1-A:2. Increase vocabulary through reading, listening and interacting.

I-B: Locate and use a variety of resources to acquire information across the curriculum.

I-B:1. Identify and use appropriate sources of information to accomplish a specific learning task.

I-B:2. Use print and electronic resources to access information (e.g., images, sound, text, video).

I-B:3. Select an appropriate format to locate, gather, access, record, organize and present information.

I-C: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to comprehend written, spoken, and visual information.

I-C:1. Pose possible ''how, why and what if'' questions to understand and/or interpret texts.

I-C:2. Recognize own difficulty in comprehending text.

I-C:3. Discuss similarities and differences in events and characters across stories.

I-C:4. Interpret information from diagrams, charts and graphs.

I-D: Acquire reading strategies which include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

I-D:1. Decode unknown words using basic elements of phonetic analysis (e.g., common letter-sound relationships) and structural analysis (e.g., syllables, suffixes, prefixes, root words).

I-D:2. Read most high-frequency and irregularly spelled words.

I-D:3. Self-monitor decoding by using letter-sound knowledge of all consonants and vowels by verbally producing the individual letter sound of each letter or the whole word when presented with c-v and c-v-c combinations.

I-D:4. Apply knowledge of all sources of information (e.g., meaning, language, graphophonics) to read new text independently.

I-D:5. Read grade-level text aloud with fluency, accuracy and comprehension when presented with a grade level passage of connected text.

I-D:6. Increase vocabulary through reading, listening and interacting.

I-D:7. Recognize and express difficulty in comprehending text.

NM.II: Writing and speaking for expression. Students will communicate effectively through speaking and writing.

II-A: Demonstrate competence in speaking to convey information.

II-A:1. Increase vocabulary by listening and discussing responses to literature that is read and heard.

II-A:2. Explain and describe new concepts and information in own words.

II-A:3. Use oral communication to identify, organize and analyze information.

II-A:4. Respond appropriately when participating in discussions by adapting language and non-verbal behaviors to the situation.

II-A:5. Identify and select an appropriate method to communicate that is relevant to the audience and purpose.

II-A:6. Read aloud grade-level text with fluency and comprehension.

II-B: Apply grammatical and language conventions to communicate.

II-B:1. Write compositions that show proper use of pronouns, adjectives, adverbial forms, and coordinating conjunctions.

II-B:2. Spell correctly, using previously studied words, spelling patterns and analysis of sounds.

II-B:3. Identify format and mechanics in one's own writing.

II-B:4. Use capitalization, punctuation and paragraphs in one's own writing.

II-B:5. Use subject, predicate and modifiers in sentences.

II-B:6. Use editing to check and confirm correct use of conventions for complete sentences, correct word order in sentences and punctuation.

II-B:7. Use letter formation, lines and spaces to create readable documents.

II-B:8. Use plural forms of commonly used nouns and common age-appropriate contractions.

II-B:9. Use titles, tables, indexes and chapter headings to locate information in expository texts.

II-B:10. Speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch and modulation.

II-C: Demonstrate competence in the skills and strategies of the writing process.

II-C:1. Plan and make judgments about what to include in written products (e.g., narratives of personal experiences, creative stories, skits based on familiar stories/experiences).

II-C:2. Compose first drafts using the writing process and revise to clarify and refine (improve sequence, provide more descriptive detail, add variety of sentence types).

II-C:3. Write structured, informative presentations and narratives when given help with organization.

II-C:4. Begin to assist others to edit writing.

II-C:5. Produce a variety of types of composition (e.g., stories, reports, correspondence) using media and technology to enhance the presentation/narrative for an audience for a specific purpose.

NM.III: Literature and Media. Students will use literature and media to develop an understanding of people, societies and the self.

III-A: Use language, literature and media to gain and demonstrate awareness of cultures around the world.

III-A:1. Identify characteristics common to members of various world cultures (e.g., language, dress, food, traditions, homes) as found in literary works.

III-A:2. Increase vocabulary by listening to, reading and responding to literary works.

III-A:3. Identify cultural characteristics in literature and media.

III-A:4. Demonstrate how similar themes are represented by different versions of stories from many cultures.

III-B: Identify and use the types of literature according to their purpose and function.

III-B:1. Identify differences between poetry and expository writing.

III-B:2. Compare and contrast plots, settings and characters presented by different authors.

III-B:3. Identify the use of rhythm, rhyme and alliteration in writing.

III-B:4. Take part in creative responses to dramatizations, oral presentations and fantasy plays.