English as a Second Language – Level 2

• Read books with limited text repetitive language, and simple illustrations, such as:
• Picture and concept books, Dictated stories, Recognize the difference between letters and words
• The use of the singular and plural of frequently used, Recognize letter/sounds correspondence phonetic
• Make connections between personal experiences and storied read, Connect a picture or illustration
to a story

Students will write on a daily basis across all content areas and standards, phrases, and factual sentences explain or describe a picture, fact or concept, names of persons, places and things.

• Descriptive sentences
• Short paragraphs
• Captions under pictures or illustrations
• Names of characters, places, and events
• Original stories, poems, and songs.
• Write original imaginative texts:
• Create a story with a beginning, middle, and end, using pictures/drawings and some words

• Listen to comprehend, interpret, and respond to imaginative texts and performances, such as:
• Storytelling and choral reading
• Group discussions of a story, song, rhyme, finger play, or poem
• Video tape presentations
• Dramatic productions
• Listen to imaginative texts and performances in order to:
• Appreciate and enjoy literary works
• Match spoken words with picture s
• Recall sequence of events from a personal experience or story
• Identify character, setting, plot
• Respond to vivid language; for example, nonsense word s
• Identify specific people, places, and events

• Interpret words of characters in stories
• Engage in conversations with adults and peers regarding pictures, books and experience
• Express feeling about a work of fiction or poetry

• Listen to comprehend, interpret, and respond to imaginative texts and performances, such as:
• Storytelling and choral reading
• Group discussions of a story, song, rhyme, finger play, or poem