English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 2

Key Ideas and Details

• 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-1

• 2. Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

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• 3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

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Craft and Structure

• 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-4

• 5. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-5

• 6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-6

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

• 7. Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

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• 8. Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

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• 9. Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-9

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

• 10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

  Suggested tag: cc-2e-ri-10