Good Habits Great Readers
SECOND GRADE
Learning Targets
Habit / Learning Target / I Can…or I…Great Readers See Themselves as Readers / Readers Take Care of Books / ~have favorite books
~put books away
~identify parts of a book
~use a bookmark
~store a book
Readers Choose Books / ~look for a favorite author
~consider my purpose for reading
~read books in a series
~preview a book
~ask others for recommendations
Readers know themselves as Readers / ~understand that readers develop differently
~read books at an appropriate level
~know how to start reading
~pay attention to what I am reading
~think about why I like a book
Readers Build reading stamina / ~reread favorite books
~set long-term reading goals
~set short-term reading goals
~keep track of books
~read different genres
Great Readers Make Sense of Text / Readers Make Predictions / ~use background knowledge and make predictions
~scan the text to make predictions
~keep track of my predictions
~compare predictions with others
~revise my predictions
Readers Ask Questions / ~ask “Who?” questions
~ask “What?” questions
~ask “Where?” questions
~ask “When?” questions
~ask “Why?” questions
Readers Problem Solve Unfamiliar Words / ~read on to figure out a word
~ask others for help
~use context clues
~reread to figure out an unfamiliar concept
~use details to figure out unfamiliar concepts
Readers Summarize and Retell / ~pause and restate as I read
~take notes on what I read
~combine related information
~distinguish between important and less important ideas
~review the important events
Great Readers Use What They Know / Readers Make Connections / ~make text-to-self connections
~use connections to make sense
~make connections to other books
~make unique text-to-self connections
~identify when a connection is helpful
~dig deeper to make a connection
Readers Activate Background Knowledge / ~activate background knowledge before reading
~identify what background knowledge is helpful
~use what I know throughout the story
~use clues to build knowledge
~ask questions to build my background knowledge
Readers Build Vocabulary and Concept Knowledge / ~use context to understand the meaning of a word
~use text features to identify important words
~identify key vocabulary
~substitute similar words to check meaning
~explore the meaning of similar words
Readers Make Inferences / ~use text clues to infer meaning
~use what I know to make inferences
~use multiple clues to make inferences
~make inferences about characters
Great Readers Understand How Stories Work / Readers Understand Story Grammar / ~identify the main character(s) and setting
~identify the initiating event
~identify relationships among characters
~identify how the main character plans to solve a problem
~identify the story resolution
Readers Understand Story Grammar / ~identify the characters and setting
~identify relationships among characters
~identify the problem and solution
~understand a character
~understand the character’s relationship to the plot
Readers Identify and Understand Literary Devices / ~recognize personification
~recognize the use of alliteration
~recognize a pun
~recognize types of humor
~identify the speaker in a poem
Readers Identify and Use Text Features / ~use a contents page to preview and predict
~notice changes in the print
~read dialogue and punctuation
~use design and artwork
~use the list for Recommended Reading
Great Readers Read to Learn / Readers Set and Monitor their Purpose for Reading / ~notice if a book is fiction or nonfiction
~identify my purpose for reading
~use my purpose for reading to generate questions
~scan a text
~identify the author’s purpose
Readers Learn Information from Nonfiction / ~use nonfiction text features to preview and predict
~use labels and diagrams
~use italicized words
~use photographs and captions
~identify how nonfiction authors pose questions
Readers Identify and Use Nonfiction Features and Structures / ~use the contents page and index to preview a book
~use an introduction in nonfiction text
~use boldface words and a glossary
~read a diagram
~identify when authors compare and contrast
Readers Identify and Use Nonfiction Features and Structures / ~read a map
~read a sidebar
~compare illustrations and photographs
~use the afterword in a nonfiction text
~ identify when authors tell events in time order
Great Readers Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information / Readers Take Notes on Fiction / ~take notes on sticky notes
~match a graphic organizer to a text
~use a venn diagram to understand the text
~use a venn diagram to talk about the story
~use a venn diagram to write a summary
Readers Take Notes on Nonfiction / ~match a graphic organizer to a text
~take notes on a biography chart
~take notes as I read
~use a graphic organizer to write a summary
Readers Self-Monitor and Self-Correct / ~ ask, “Does this make sense?”
~reread when meaning is lost
~reread to identify important ideas
~distinguish between important ideas and details
~identify the main idea
Readers Visualize / ~compare my images to the author’s
~use my background knowledge to visualize
~use words and phrases to visualize
~compare my images with others’ images
~use visualization to connect to familiar and new ideas
Great Readers Think Critically About Books / Readers Respond to Characters / ~identify the traits of a character
~notice how characters develop
~consider the influence of time and place on a character
~consider the author’s motives for choosing characters
~compare characters to myself and to others
Readers Evaluate Nonfiction Books / ~understand the purpose of nonfiction books
~evaluate how a book matches your purpose for reading
~ask questions about the author
~evaluate the authenticity of information
~evaluate the book
Readers Engage with Books / ~respond to characters
~think about the author of the book
~insert myself into a book
~be affected by what I read
~consider alterative endings and settings
Readers Identify and Evaluate the Theme of the Book / ~identify the theme of a text
~consider the author’s motive for choosing a theme
~compare the themes to my own life
~propose solutions to problems posed by the text
~transform themes into personal action