What Students Learn in Grade 2
LEVEL 5
Units 1-4
Units 1-4
Level 5: The Superkids Hit Second Grade
- Review of phonics and structural analysis skills from Levels 3–4
- New phonics and structural analysis skills: al; au; ew; ea/ĕ/; ph, gh/f/; silent letters; -ost, -old, -ild, -ind patterns; re-; -ture; -less; -tion
- Decoding and encoding longer words and trickers
- Reading and spelling 312 new Sitton words* (520 total in Levels 3–5)
- Comprehension skills and strategies applied to nonfiction and authentic fiction in a variety of genres
- Vocabulary and fluency skills
- Informal and process writing
- Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills
LEVEL 6
Units 5-8
Units 5-8
Level 6: The Superkids Take Off
- Structural analysis (prefixes, suffixes, endings)
- Decoding and encoding longer words and trickers
- Reading and spelling 240 new Sitton words* (760 total in grades 1–2)
- Comprehension skills and strategies applied to nonfiction and authentic fiction in a variety of genres
- Vocabulary and fluency skills
- Informal and process writing
- Grammar, usage, and mechanics skills
- Cursive writing (optional)
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The Sitton list has 1,200 high-frequency words. Students read and spell 760 of these words in Levels 3-6. |
