SYLLABUS FOR GRADE 2
The World Spelling Championship covers questions on spelling rules, strategies, and generalizations. Each student gets a specially designed e-book to prepare for the Championship. Each lesson focuses on a core set of 20 words, plus 10 challenge words to extend students. The crafted word lists are based on the sound, structure, and meaning of words. They support teaching of the following elements of the State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards
| Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,punctuation, and spelling when writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2 | Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4 | Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.B |
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1.Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.C 2.Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage à badge; boy à boil). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.D |
1. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.A
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1. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.C 2. Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly; bookshelf, notebook, bookmark). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.D |
Aspects of spelling covered in this year Championship
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Aspect
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Areas covered
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Digraphs and trigraphs
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ar, or; scr, spr, str; qu; wh; kn, gn, wr; a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e; ae, ee
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Endings
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y, ey; le, el, al; s, ves; ge; s, es; ar, er, or
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Prefixes
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un
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Suffixes
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s, es; ing, ed; es; full, less; er, est; ing, ed; ly; er, est; ment, ness
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Other
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vowel sounds, soft c, j sound, common exceptions, homophones, k sound, compound words, contractions, irregular verbs, word building, tricky words
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