Second grade reading worksheets

Standards covered

• RF.2.3f Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
• RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
• RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
• RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
• RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
• RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
• W.2.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
• W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
• W.2.3 Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.