The reading program includes independent reading, partner reading, reading circles, readers’ theater, and read aloud.

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Some of the main skills covered in second grade are:

• choosing appropriate books

• using a variety of strategies to decode words

• reading with fluency*

• increasing reading stamina

• deeply understanding the text

• demonstrating this understanding through discussion, writing, and drawing

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*Why fluency matters:

Fluency is the speed, accuracy, and prosody (expression) that a person uses when reading a text aloud. It is also a measure of word recognition automaticity (the ability to recognize words automatically). Fluency is an indicator of potential reading volume and a predictor of comprehension.  When students read slowly, it is an indicator of compromised fluency, accuracy, and/or comprehension and the student is probably not well-matched to the level of book he or she is reading.

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Target benchmarks: