Grade 2 English SOL Prep

Foundations for Reading

• 2.FFR.2 — Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The student will orally identify and produce various phonemes (individual sounds) within words to develop phonemic awareness in support of decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling).
• 2.FFR.3 — Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell words.

Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina

• 2.DSR — The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of challenging, content-rich texts. This includes fluently reading and gathering evidence from grade-level complex texts and reading widely (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary.

Reading and Vocabulary

• 2.RV.1 — Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis

Reading Literary Text

• 2.RL.1 — Key Ideas and Plot Details
• 2.RL.3 — Integration of Concepts

Reading Informational Text

• 2.RI.1 — Key Ideas and Confirming Details
• 2.RI.2 — Craft and Style
• 2.RI.3 — Integration of Concepts

Foundations for Writing

• 2.FFW.1 — Handwriting
• 2.FFW.2 — Spelling

Writing

• 2.W.1 — Modes and Purposes for Writing
• 2.W.2 — Organization and Composition
• 2.W.3 — Usage and Mechanics

Language Usage

• 2.LU.1 — Grammar
• 2.LU.2 — Mechanics

Communication and Multimodal Literacies

• 2.C.1 — Communication, Listening, and Collaboration
• 2.C.2 — Speaking and Presentation of Ideas

Research

• 2.R.1 — Evaluation and Synthesis of Information

What is on the Grade 2 English SOL test?

Grade 2 English is organized into 10 strands: Foundations for Reading, Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina, Reading and Vocabulary, Reading Literary Text, Reading Informational Text, Foundations for Writing, Writing, Language Usage, Communication and Multimodal Literacies, Research.

How many standards does Grade 2 English cover?

Grade 2 English covers 19 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 10 strands.