2nd Grade CCSS: Language

For second graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the rules for using the English language, including vocabulary use and language conventions, in order to improve their skills as writers and readers. Among the complete standards for this grade, second graders will be asked to: understand and demonstrate the proper use of standard grammar for the English language when speaking and writing, properly use collective nouns, reflexive pronouns, past tense, irregular verbs, adjectives and adverbs, compound sentences, punctuation, spelling, punctuation, formal and informal use of language, be able to consult reference materials, use roots as language clues for unknown words, use prefixes, sentence level context clues, and other markers to assist with determining the meaning of unknown words, use new words acquired through conversation and reading aloud.