Second Grade Here We Come!!

May 10th, 2012

Agenda Statistics Story Time / Read Aloud Alphabet Knowledge Text Examples

› How do I get my child to a level 18?› How do I move my child beyond a level 18?

Math Concepts At Home Ideas

Statistics Multiple scientific studies show that children

who get a slow start in learning to read are not simply experiencing a developmental lag, but are unlikely to catch up. (Hall 2006)

If a child is struggling to read on level in first grade, there is an 88% chance that child will struggle in fourth grade. (Juel 1988)

74% of struggling fourth grade readers will continue to struggle in ninth grade. (Francis 1996)

Story Time / Read Aloud Reading aloud to your child is one of

the single most important factors for building critical concepts about reading.› Reading aloud bridges the gap between

how we write and how we speak.› Reading aloud introduces your child to new

ideas and vocabulary.› Reading aloud builds a lifetime love of

reading.

Alphabet Knowledge Letter knowledge is the foundation for

reading and writing.

ABC Chart Chant

aa_eaiay

ee_eeeea_yie

ii_eie

igh_y

oo_eoaowoe

uu_eueew

er urirar or

auaw

ow

oyoi

ouoo

Text Example A level 18 has

› Fewer pictures› Large amount of dialogue› Introduction of 2nd grade

sight words› Focus is on comprehension

and fluency› Amount of information

needed when retelling increases

Skills for a level 18› Apply skills to decode

larger words and various vowel patterns

› Base words and endings› Words with multiple

syllables› Recognize a large amount

of sight words

How do I get my child to a level 18?

Sight words Word work

› ea.flp

How do I get my child to a level 18?

Sight words Word work Reading strategies

Reading Strategies

How do I get my child to a level 18?

Sight words Work work Reading strategies Comprehension

Retelling Hand

How do I get my child to a level 18?

Sight words Work work Reading strategies Comprehension

› What are the important events and why?› Lesson of the story› Personal connections

How do I move my child beyond a level 18?

Second grade sight words Word work

› aw,ow,ew.flp

How do I move my child beyond a level 18?

Second grade sight words Word work Reading strategies

How do I move my child beyond a level 18?

Second grade sight words Word work Reading strategies Comprehension

Second Grade Reality A level 28 requires

› Applying phonics to decode words with multiple parts.

› Large core of high-frequency and content-area words.

Text Features› Sentence structure is

more sophisticated› Story comprehension

requires higher-level thinking.

Math Concepts Quick recall of addition and subtraction up to 20 Read, write, and compare numbers to1000 Two-digit whole number addition or subtraction with explanation

on how they solve (with and without renaming) Estimate sums and differences of whole numbers Describe how 2- and 3-dimenstional shapes are the same and

different Measure to the nearest inch, centimeter, yard, foot, and meter –

pound, ounce, kilogram, & gram Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes Make change from a dollar, add & subtract money Sort and classify items based on characteristics to create bar and

picture graphs Multiplication and division – solve problems using manipulatives,

pictures, and/or repeated addition and subtraction. Solve word problems using multiplication and division within 100

At Home Ideas Making words

› Mix and make sight words and spelling words

› Make and write sight words and spelling words

› Shaving cream or pudding› Salt, kool-aid, or sand› Sidewalk chalk

At Home Ideas Writing

› Journals› Grocery lists› Story writing

Sight words› 1 minute drills› Flash cards

Math› Identify coins› Count change› Sort and order

coins› Add or subtract

objects around the house

› Tell time at home› Sidewalk chalk

At Home Ideas Websites

› Apples for the Teacher› Game Goo› Soft Schools› Starfall› Gamequarium› Spelling City