MAP 2nd Grade Reading

MAP 2nd Grade Reading helps second graders develop essential reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary to become confident readers.

Understanding StoriesFinding the Main IdeaExpanding VocabularyReading Nonfiction
Making PredictionsComparing and ContrastingDrawing ConclusionsUnderstanding Author's Purpose
Reading Signs and LabelsFollowing Written InstructionsUsing a Dictionary or Glossary
Using Pictures and IllustrationsRereading and Asking QuestionsBreaking Down Big Words
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Practical Applications

Using a Dictionary or Glossary

Finding Out What Words Mean

Dictionaries and glossaries are books or sections in books that tell you what words mean.

How to Use Them

  • Look up a word alphabetically.
  • Read the definition to understand the word.
  • Try using the word in a sentence.

Why Use Them?

They help you learn new words and understand what you are reading.

Practice

Pick a new word and find its meaning in a dictionary or glossary.

Examples

  • Looking up 'enormous' in the dictionary to see it means very big.

  • Using a glossary at the end of a science book to find out what 'habitat' means.

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Using Pictures and Illustrations