Level 2 Skills and Sample Card

The front and back of the card pictured below is from the Phonics section of Level 2. The card number is 76C covering "Vowel Combination aw" for students below grade level.  The actual size of the card is 6 inches by 9 inches. Click to return to [Kit Summary] page.

Phonics Front Phonics Back

Reading Skills work cards are packaged in kits appropriate for each grade level. The Scope and Sequence below outlines the topics covered in Level 2.  Three cards are assigned to each topic; study questions are easy on the first card and are increasingly challenging on the other two cards. For instance, "Vowel Combination ai" is the topic of three cards, "Vowel Combination ea" another three and so on.

Level 2: Phonics

Two Sounds of Digraph th
Hard & Soft g
Two Sounds of final y, s
Vowel Combination: ai, ea, oa, aw
Final Blend: nk, nd, nt
Final Digraph sh
Phonetic Part: igh & ight, ear
Diphthong: oy, oi
R Controlled Vowel or

Level 2: Word Structure

Prefix: un, re, dis
Suffix: ly, ful, less, ness, er, th, y
Endings: n & en
Contractions, Syllables

Level 2: Vocabulary

Identifying Words Using Context Clues
Identifying Words Using Definitions
Who and Where, Homonyms, Rhyming Words

Level 2: Comprehension

Identifying the Main Idea Using Supporting Ideas
Rewording the Main Idea, Titling Using the Main Idea
Sequence of Events Using Sentences, Using Key Words
Identifying the Speaker, Interpreting Tone and Feeling, Riddles
Interpreting Feelings, Reacting Personally, Comparing and Contrasting
Cause and Effect, Drawing Conclusions, Inference, Figures of Speech

Level 2: Research and Study Skills

Using a Table of Contents, Alphabetical Order
Skimming & Reading for Details, Using Context Clues
Following Directions, Classifying - alike or unlike
Classifying Related Ideas, Summary Sentences, Fact or Fancy