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Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).

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Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words both in isolation and in text. CA a. Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. b. Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. c . Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels. d. Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. e. Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences. f. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

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Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

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Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

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Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.

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Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

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Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

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Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.