Common Core Standards
Grade 2
Reading: Literature—Grade 2
Man, the Common Core powers that be really amped it up for second graders.
The second grade Common Core Standards for Reading Literature show more of a resemblance to the third grade standards than the first grade ones, with just a tad less rigor and fewer expectations.
Second graders are introduced to myths and fairy tales for the first time, and are expected to understand basic forms of literary devices and cause-and-effect for character actions.