Supporting 2nd Grade English Language Arts with Text Features
Second graders are usually pretty good at decoding sentences, but informational text demands a different kind of visual scanning.When I taught 2nd grade English Language Arts, I found that students often tried to read every single word on a science page just to find... read more
Teaching Second Grade English Language Arts Comparing Stories
…and that is why I finally settled on Comparing Stories for the second grade English Language Arts rotation this week. You know how it goes with this age group: they are great at identifying characters and plot points in a single narrative, but asking them to... read more
Helping 2nd Grade Students Use Character Voices in Reading
We have all heard it. A student stands up to read aloud, finds a string of dialogue, and races through it with the exact same monotone drone they use for the narrations. The words on the page clearly indicate that two different people are talking, yet the reader... read more
Teaching Descriptive Language in Second Grade English Language Arts
By this time in the calendar, the pacing guide often feels like a suggestion rather than a rule.As a second grade teacher, you know that finding time for explicit grammar instruction in English Language Arts feels impossible when reading blocks are constantly being... read more