Interactive Guide Grade 2

Second Grade Core Subjects : : Overview

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Language Arts : : Reading and Comprehension

Lessons in Second Grade are based on the assumption that the student has completed Little Stories for Little Folks or a comparable phonics program. With daily reading, your child’s reading skills are further developed and encouraged. Bigger Stories for Little Folks is a comfortable “half step” between Little Stories for Little Folks and Devotional Stories for Little Folks. Samples: • Sample story, pages 8–9 Devotional Stories for Little Folks and Devotional Stories for Little Folks, Too build on the strong phonics foundation by adding vocabulary and comprehension questions. Faith and family-centered themes offer reading practice as well as a springboard for family discussion of faith and character issues. Samples:

• Introduction, page 10 • Topical Index, page 11 • Sample stories, pages 12–13

Language Arts : : Spelling and Phonics

My Catholic Speller Level A follows and reviews the phonics sequence presented in Little Stories for Little Folks , thus providing valuable repetition that is so necessary in the early grades. The repetition and expanded practice are designed not only to build spelling skills but also to reinforce reading proficiency. Before beginning Level A, it is recommended that the student be able to identify, both by name and most common sounds, all vowels and consonants.

Samples:

• Lesson Ten, pages 14–15 • Lesson Twenty-Nine, pages 16–17