Reading Street Year Overview

2nd Grade

UNIT 1

Unit 1, Week 1–The Twin Club

  • Phonics and Spelling: Short vowels and consonants
  • Comprehension:Character/settingStrategy: Monitor and clarify
  • Vocabulary:AlphabetizeFluency:Appropriate rate
  • Conventions:Sentences

Unit 1, Week 2 –Exploring Space with an Astronaut

  • Phonics and Spelling:Long vowels VCe
  • Comprehension:Main Idea. Strategy: Text Structure
  • Vocabulary:Position Words. Fluency: Accuracy
  • Conventions:Subjects

Unit 1, Week 3 –Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night

  • Phonics and Spelling:Consonant blends
  • Comprehension:Character/setting Strategy: Story Structure
  • Vocabulary:Synonyms. Fluency:Accuracy and Appropriate rate
  • Conventions:Predicates

Unit 1, Week 4–A Walk in the Desert

  • Phonics and Spelling:Inflected Endings
  • Comprehension:Main Idea. Strategy: Important Ideas
  • Vocabulary:Alphabetize. Fluency: Context clues
  • Conventions:Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

Unit 1, Week 5–The Strongest One

  • Phonics and Spelling:Consonant Digraphs
  • Comprehension:Facts and Details. Strategy: Predict and Set Purpose
  • Vocabulary:Synonyms. Fluency: Expression and Intonation
  • Conventions:Imperatives and Exclamatory Sentences

UNIT 2

Unit 2, Week 1–Tara and Tiree

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowels: r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar
  • Comprehension:Cause and Effect. Strategy: Summarize
  • Vocabulary:Unfamiliar Words. Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Rate
  • Conventions:Nouns

Unit 2, Week 2–Abraham Lincoln

  • Phonics and Spelling:Contractions
  • Comprehension:Author’s Purpose. Strategy: Text Structure
  • Vocabulary:Dictionary SkillsFluency: Expression
  • Conventions:Proper Nouns

Unit 2, Week 3 - Scarcity

  • Phonics and Spelling:r-Controlled er, ir, ur
  • Comprehension:Facts and Details. Strategy: Background Knowledge
  • Vocabulary:Time and Order Words. Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing
  • Conventions:Singular and Plural Nouns

Unit 2, Week 4–The Bremen Town Musicians

  • Phonics and Spelling:Plurals
  • Comprehension:Cause and Effect. Strategy: Story Structure
  • Vocabulary:Homophones. Fluency: Expression
  • Conventions:Plural Nouns

Unit 2, Week 5–One Good Turn Deserves Another

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns a, ai, ay
  • Comprehension:Compare and Contrast. Strategy: Inferring
  • Vocabulary:Unfamiliar Words. Fluency: Accuracy
  • Conventions:Possessive Nouns

UNIT 3

Unit 3, Week 1–Pearl and Wagner: Two Friends

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns e, ee, ea, y
  • Comprehension:Author’s Purpose. Strategy: Questioning
  • Vocabulary:Antonyms. Fluency: Appropriate Rate
  • Conventions:Verbs

Unit 3, Week 2–Dear Juno

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns o, oa, ow
  • Comprehension:Draw Conclusions. Strategy: Visualize
  • Vocabulary:Prefixes. Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Rate
  • Conventions:Verbs and Nouns

Unit 3, Week 3–Anansi Goes Fishing

  • Phonics and Spelling:Compound Words
  • Comprehension:Compare and Contrast. Strategy: Summarize
  • Vocabulary:Antonyms. Fluency: Expression
  • Conventions:Verbs

Unit 3, Week 4–Rosa and Blanca

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns i, ie, igh, y
  • Comprehension:Sequence. Strategy: Predict and Set Purpose
  • Vocabulary:Words from other Languages. Fluency: Phrasing
  • Conventions:More about Verbs

Unit 3, Week 5–A Weed is a Flower

  • Phonics and Spelling:Comparative Endings –er, -est
  • Comprehension:Fact and Opinion. Strategy: Inferring
  • Vocabulary:Synonyms. Fluency: Expression/Intonation
  • Conventions:Verbs Am, Is, Are, Was, and Were

UNIT 4

Unit 4, Week 1–Froggy Fable

  • Phonics and Spelling:Final Syllable -le
  • Comprehension:Draw Conclusions. Strategy: Background Knowledge
  • Vocabulary:Multiple Meaning Words. Strategy: Context clues
  • Conventions:Adjectives and our Senses

Unit 4, Week 2–Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns oo, u
  • Comprehension:Sequence. Strategy: Important ideas
  • Vocabulary:Antonyms. Strategy: Context Clues
  • Conventions:Adjectives

Unit 4, Week 3 - Soil

  • Phonics and Spelling:Dipthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
  • Comprehension:Fact and opinion. Strategy: Questioning
  • Vocabulary:Suffixes. Strategy: Word Structure
  • Conventions:Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Unit 4, Week 4–The Night the Moon Fell

  • Phonics and Spelling:Syllable Patterns
  • Comprehension:Plot and Theme. Strategy: Visualize
  • Vocabulary:Multiple-meaning words. Strategy: Context clues
  • Conventions:Adverbs that tell when and where.

Unit 4, Week 5–The First Tortilla

  • Phonics and Spelling:Digraphs oo, ue, ew, ui
  • Comprehension:Plot and Theme. Strategy: Monitor and clarify
  • Vocabulary:Prefixes. Strategy: Word Structure
  • Conventions:Adverbs that tell how.

UNIT 5

Unit 5, Week 1–Fire Fighter

  • Phonics and Spelling:Suffixes –ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish
  • Comprehension:Fact and Opinion. Strategy: Important Ideas
  • Vocabulary:Suffix -ly. Strategy: Word Structure
  • Conventions:Conventions

Unit 5, Week 2–Carl the Complainer

  • Phonics and Spelling:Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, dis-
  • Comprehension:Cause and Effect. Strategy: Visualize
  • Vocabulary:Dictionary Skill. Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary
  • Conventions:Singular and Plural Pronouns

Unit 5, Week 3–Bad Dog, Dodger!

  • Phonics and Spelling:Consonant Patterns kn, wr, gn, mb
  • Comprehension:Plot and Theme. Strategy: Background Knowledge
  • Vocabulary:Classify/Categorize. Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary
  • Conventions:Using I and Me

Unit 5, Week 4–Horrace and Morris but mostly Dolores

  • Phonics and Spelling:Consonant patterns, ph, gh, ck, ng
  • Comprehension:Character and Setting. Strategy: Story Structure
  • Vocabulary:Compound Words. Strategy: Word Structure
  • Conventions:Different Kinds of Pronouns

Unit 5, Week 5–The Signmaker’s Assistant

  • Phonics and Spelling:Vowel Patterns aw, au, augh, al
  • Comprehension:Main Idea. Strategy: Inferring
  • Vocabulary:Suffixes. Strategy: Word Structure
  • Conventions:Contractions

UNIT 6

Unit 6, Week 1–Just Like Josh Gibson

  • Phonics and Spelling:Inflected Endings
  • Comprehension:Compare and Contrast. Strategy: Monitor and Clarify
  • Vocabulary:Homophones. Strategy: Context Clues
  • Conventions:Capital letters

Unit 6, Week 2–Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

  • Phonics and Spelling:Abbreviations
  • Comprehension:Author’s Purpose. Strategy: Summarize
  • Vocabulary:Multiple Meaning Words. Strategy: Context clues
  • Conventions:Quotation Marks

Unit 6, Week 3–A Birthday Basket for Tia

  • Phonics and Spelling:Final Syllables –tion, -ture, -ion
  • Comprehension:Draw Conclusions. Strategy: Questioning
  • Vocabulary:Words from other Languages. Strategy: Context Clues
  • Conventions:Prepositions

Unit 6, Week 4 - Cowboys

  • Phonics and Spelling:Suffixes –ness, -less, -able, -ible
  • Comprehension:Sequencing. Strategy: Text Structure
  • Vocabulary:Unfamiliar Words. Strategy: Context Clues
  • Conventions:Commas

Unit 6, Week 5–Grace for President

  • Phonics and Spelling:Prefixes mis-, mid-, micro-, non-
  • Comprehension:Facts and Details. Strategy: Predict and Set Purpose
  • Vocabulary:Multiple Meaning Words. Strategy: Dictionary/Glossary
  • Conventions:Commas in Compound Sentences