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Phonics, Vocabulary, and Literacy Skills

Second graders often continue to study these concepts:

short, long, and variant vowels
sight words
compound words
synonyms
antonyms
homophones

Basic Phonics Rules

Short Vowels - If a word or syllable has one vowel and it comes at the beginning or in between two consonants, the view is usually short.

Long Vowels - Long vowels say their own name.

Y as a vowel - As a vowel, y usually has a long I or long e sound. It has a long I sound at the end of one-syallable words.

Comprehension

It is important for your child to read and understand what he or she is reading. Here's some questions as your child reads to you or listens to you read:

Who is the main character in this story?
What is he or she like?
What is the main character's problem in this story?
How does the problem get solved?
Who are the other characters and what are they like?
Where and when does the story take place?
Have you ever been to a place like that?

(Adapted from Skills for Success for yoursecond grader)