Language
Grade 2 students should have access to oral, print, and media texts that provide opportunities to extend their life experiences by exploring less familiar topics. Oral texts such as poems, teacher read-alouds on new topics, readers’ theatre, presentations or talks by guest speakers, large- and small-group discussions, and one-on-one conversations; print texts such as stories, folk tales or fairy tales from other cultures, picture books, early chapter or series books, non-fiction books on topics of personal interest, nature or science magazines, and books from home; and media texts such as digital images, recorded music, soundtracks, television commercials, and films provide a variety of sources to motivate and engage diverse groups of students. Print texts for guided instruction and independent reading should include an expanded vocabulary, more difficult ideas and language structures, and illustrations that extend the text and support interpretation. Grade 2 students need to be able to sustain their interest in and make meaning from longer texts, such as longer picture books and chapter books that include chapter titles, a few illustrations, somewhat more sophisticated plots, and multiple characters and events.
Modelled, shared, interactive, and guided learning experiences provide Grade 2 students with direction and support in creating oral, written, and media texts. They also benefit from daily opportunities for independent practice in applying their speaking, writing, and media production skills for personally meaningful purposes and audiences. Grade 2 students speak more confidently and fluently, and their expanded oral vocabulary helps them choose effective words for their written and media texts. Their developing ability to use familiar spelling patterns and combine or sequence sentences helps them refine their ability to write words, sentences, and simple paragraphs. Their experience with a broader range of texts – such as friendly letters, stories, factual recounts, folk tales, directions, posters, plays, films, and television shows – enables them to use a greater variety of forms to express thoughts and feelings and communicate ideas and information.
Modelled, shared, interactive, and guided learning experiences provide Grade 2 students with direction and support in creating oral, written, and media texts. They also benefit from daily opportunities for independent practice in applying their speaking, writing, and media production skills for personally meaningful purposes and audiences. Grade 2 students speak more confidently and fluently, and their expanded oral vocabulary helps them choose effective words for their written and media texts. Their developing ability to use familiar spelling patterns and combine or sequence sentences helps them refine their ability to write words, sentences, and simple paragraphs. Their experience with a broader range of texts – such as friendly letters, stories, factual recounts, folk tales, directions, posters, plays, films, and television shows – enables them to use a greater variety of forms to express thoughts and feelings and communicate ideas and information.
topics within each strand for the whole year
Media Literacy
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Reading
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Writing
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Oral Communication
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