2nd Grade Reading News
High Frequency
Words
Theme 4—Focus on Genre: Biography
Dear Parents,
To inform families at
home about what we are
teaching in class, the 2nd
Grade is sending a Reading
Newsletter. This is to let
you know what reading skills
we will target.
We are reading a selection of biographies. We
are reading The Ellen
Ochoa Story, President
Theodore Roosevelt, and
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic
Track Champion. A biography is a true story about a
person’s life. It gives facts
about what the person did.
It tells about events that
happened to the person.
Our comprehension
skill is Understanding Biography. Students will discuss the elements of a biography.
Students will have a
comprehension strategy of
evaluate. Students will look
at the pictures and think
what they will learn about
the person they are going
to read about.
read and write words with
endings tion and ture.
The vocabulary skill
targeted is abbreviations.
Please review and practice vocabulary, high frequency, and spelling words
with your child.
today, would, afraid,
could, board,
told, listen, year,
beautiful, young,
believe, surprise,
write, near, watch,
friend
☺ Spelling Words:
☺ born, care, short,
morning, fork,
four, horn, sport,
torn, sort, snore,
fort, forty,
forest
Students will write a
biography using time order
words.
For grammar, students
will practice using nouns
and pronouns in sentences.
The phonics focus are
words with r –controlled
vowels. Students will also
Vocabulary Words
biography—a true story about
someone’s life
president—the leader of a country
or a group
encourages—gives someone hope
or confidence
champion—the winner of a game
or contest, the best of all
space shuttle—a vehicle that carries people into space and returns
to Earth
limitations—things that make it
difficult to do what you want to
do
event—something that happens,
especially something important
fact—something that has really
happened or that really exists
astronauts—people trained to fly in robotics—mechanical, made to do
some of the same things a human
a space shuttle
being can do
scientists—people who use special
information—knowledge about an tests to become experts on the
world around us
event or subject
asthma—an illness that makes it
hard for people to breathe
fit—in good health
Please use the
the Phonics Library
book:
Where Do I Start?
to practice the focus
skills, phonics, and
spelling.