Common Core Top Pick for Language and Reading – Foundational Skills

Language

• Conventions of Standard English
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Reading – Foundational Skills

• Phonological Awareness
• Phonics and Word Analysis

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Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 2 provides 15 motivating stories. For example:

• Peanut Butter
• The Case of the Missing Apples
• The Ugly Duckling
• Elephants
• A Visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Activity pages include:

• comprehension questions
• a vocabulary exercise
• a sequencing activity for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:

• word families
• phonetic elements
• synonyms & antonyms
• alphabetical order
• contractions