READING SYLLABUS

Welcome to this section. Here children build a stock of sight words that helps them to read quickly and accurately with comprehension. They work on fluency exercises to improve their reading rate, natural intonation and rhythm.

SECOND GRADE – AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

short vowel /a/a,

blends with s, r, l,

short vowel /i/i,

vowel variant /òl/all,

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension; Summarize, interpret, draw conclusions, express opinions, note details

Recognize the main idea,

Recognize the author’s purpose

Recognize the setting

Describe the characters

Reading selection

Mac’s Wish Comes True

Company Is Coming!

A Walk in the Woods

One Fine Night

KEY VOCABULARY:

Dull, spotted, sparkling, handsome, sideways, exciting, hardly always, homework, minutes, snuggle, treat, picked, chipmunks, sniffing, south, woods, spoiled, meadow, reason, fine, cheer, alone.

SECOND GRADE – OCTOBER READING SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),Automatic word recognition Phonics: short vowel /o/o, short vowel /e /e, digraph /sh/shshort vowel /u/u, digraphs /th/th, /hw/wh Reading skills: Reading Comprehension; Identify and describe the characters, order the events in time order, Recognize the main idea, Retell the story, Predict outcomes, Reading selection Just You and Me A. Turnip’s Tale.Tools  that Help .The Promise. Key vocabulary: clustered job, gathered ,wandered ,raced, amazing planted, turnip, grew, enormous, mess, strong, pulled, granddaughter, grin ,chores, alongside, sprout, simple, tool, fix, engine, directions, bought, crane, twitched, worry, promise.

November

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

digraphs /th/th, /hw/wh

R-controlled Vowel /är/ar,

digraphs /ch/ch, tch

R-controlled Vowels /ôr/or, ore, our

R-controlled Vowel /ûr/er, ir, ur

Vowel Diphthongs /ou/ou, ow

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension; Identifying synonyms;, Completing puzzles, Comparing and

Contrasting; Ordering the events in time order; Identifying topics and details;

Expressing personal opinion, Reading diagrams,

Using a chart; Identifying fact and fiction; Making inferences, Recognize the main

idea.

Reading selection

Too Many Cupcakes

Key vocabulary: cupcakes, whiz, recipe, buttery, bits, mess, batter, smeared, oven

A Lemonade Surprise

Key vocabulary: glum, jug, clubhouse, announced, rebuild, grinned, members, arrived,

SECOND GRADE – DECEMBER AND JANUARY

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

digraphs /ch/ch, tch

Vowel Diphthongs /ou/ou, ow

Long Vowel /â/a-e

Long Vowel /o/o-e;/yoo/u-e

Long Vowel /i/i-e, ie

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension; Selection Comprehension; Identifying topics and details;

Ordering the events in time order; Making inferences; Expressing personal opinion;

Predicting outcomes; Identifying cause and effect

Reading selection

Anna’s Apple Doll

Mr. Carver’s Carrots

Miss Owl’s Secret

The Not-So-Boring Night

The Matador and Me.

SECOND GRADE – FEBRUARY

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

Long Vowel /e/ee, ea

Vowel Variants /oo/u-e, ue, ui

Long Vowel /â/ai, ay

Long Vowel /e/e,i/i;/o/o

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension; Selection Comprehension; Ordering the events in first, next,

last; Making inferences; Ordering the events in time order; Identifying antonyms;

Identifying fact and fiction; Using a chart; Identifying narrative elements;

setting, problem, characters, events, solution

Reading selection

Mr. Whiskers

Sounds All Around

Little Blue Penguins

A Secret Place

SECOND GRADE – MARCH AND APRIL

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

Long Vowel /î/y

Long Vowel /î/igh

Long Vowel /e/y, ie

Long Vowel /o/ow, oa

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension;

Selection Comprehension;

Compare and Contrast;

Ordering the events in first, next, last;

Multiple-meaning words;

Summarize/Restate;

Noting details

Reading selection

Hello from Here

The Music Maker

Rodeo

Happy New Year

SECOND GRADE – MAY

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

Vowel variants /oo/oo

Phonics: /j/g, dge

Reading skills:

Reading Comprehension;

Selection Comprehension;

Make inferences;

Reading selection

If I Could Fly

Map Games

SECOND GRADE – JUNE

READING

SOUNDS OF SUNSHINE

OBJECTIVES:

Fluency builder: reading rate, phrasing (natural intonation and rhythm),

Automatic word recognition

Phonics:

Vowel Diphthongs /oi/oi, oy

Vowel Variants /o/aw, au(gh)

Consonant /s/c

Reading skills:

Order of events; beginning, middle, end

Identify the author’s purpose

Complete a flowchart

Identify homophones

Identify cause and effect

Predict Outcomes

Reading selection

When You Visit Relatives

Zelda Moves to the Desert

An Amazing Feat