Grade Level Achievement Targets

Grade Level Achievement Targets are what students should know, understand, or be able to do at the end of the grade level. They are the basic foundation for the next grade level and contribute to the achievement of Bridgeport's Learning Requirements (italicized below), the standards set by the State of Washington. Students are tested on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning's (WASL) at grades 4, 7, and 10 to determine their progress on meeting these standards.

Second Grade Communication

1. The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.

*Pays attention while others are talking
*Recognizes non-verbal communication

Second Grade Reading

1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.

*Knows and uses letters and their sounds to predict and confirm words
*Knows the different sounds that consonants and vowels make when they are in different positions in a word
*Knows sight word vocabulary and most frequently used words

2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.

*Reads grade level material independently by the end of second grade

3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.

*Determines the difference between fiction and non-fiction

4. The student sets goals and evaluates progress to improve reading.

*Reads independently for 15-20 minutes

Examples:
Below is a sample of what a second grade student reads at the end of second grade.

Have you ever seen the sky turn dark and rain begin to fall from the sky? Rain comes from clouds. Clouds are made from drops of water that are in the air. When a lot of water has formed in the clouds, the clouds become heavy and it rains.

Second Grade Writing

1. The student writes clearly and effectively using traits of quality writing.

*Begins using the writing process of drafting, revising, and publishing a story with the beginning, middle, and end
*Writes 5 sentences focusing on one topic
*Writes narrative (telling about something) and expository (explaining why) papers
*Writes a simple informational paper (non-fiction)

Examples:
Below is a writing sample of what a second grade student is writing at the end of second grade. The passage is written exactly as a second grade student might write it.

My favorite snack on a cold winter day is chickin noodle soup and hot coco with mashmelows as wite as snow in it and the mashmelows were flufy as a pilow. The first reson I like that stuf for a winter snak is. . . I like mashmelows. The second reson is I lik the chocolot. The reson is I lik the tast of chocolot and chickin. The end.

Second Grade Mathematics

1. Content Targets

*Counts forward and backward by tens to 100
*Counts, compares, and orders whole numbers to 1,000
*Uses physical objects to describe the difference between odd and even numbers
*Adds and subtracts two-digit numbers
*Accurately applies addition and subtraction strategies to problems
*Identifies halves, thirds, and fourths
*Estimates the answer to simple addition and subtraction problems
*Recognizes units of currency (pennies, nickels, dimes, etc.) counts coins up to a sum of $1.00
*Collects, organizes, and displays information using tables, graphs, and pictographs
*Recognizes, describes, and extends patterns
*Uses math vocabulary correctly (sum, difference, equal to, etc.)

2. Process Targets

*Uses a variety of strategies and approaches to solve problems
*Creates models and/or graphs
*Makes predictions

Examples:
Below are a few sample math problems that a second grade student is expected to do.

45	95	57	38
+23	-44	-43	+15
1) Megan buys a game for 59 cents. She pays with $1.00. How much change will she get?