Orton-Gillingham Reading Development Plan for Second Grade (Mid-Year)

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

• Segmenting words into individual sounds (phonemes)
• Blending sounds to form words
• Identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds
• Rhyming and syllable counting

Phonics and Decoding Skills

• Mastery of consonant and vowel sounds (including short and long vowels)
• Consonant blends (e.g., bl, st, tr) and digraphs (e.g., sh, ch, th)
• Silent letters (e.g., kn, gn)
• Special vowel patterns (vowel teams such as ai, ea, oa)
• R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur)
• Diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow)
• Syllable types and syllable division rules
• Decoding multisyllabic words step-by-step

Sight Words and High-Frequency Words

• Mastering the Dolch or Fry second-grade sight word lists
• Frequent practice with irregularly spelled words common in second grade

Vocabulary Development

• Building vocabulary through context and direct teaching
• Understanding basic prefixes and suffixes (e.g., un-, re-, -ed, -ing)
• Exploring common compound words

Fluency Practice

• Reading aloud with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
• Repeated reading of leveled texts at second-grade difficulty

Comprehension Strategies

• Retelling stories or main ideas in own words
• Answering literal and simple inferential questions
• Sequencing events in stories
• Identifying characters, setting, and plot
• Making predictions and connections to text

Writing and Spelling Skills

• Spelling CVC words and common patterns
• Practice writing sentences using new vocabulary and sight words
• Dictation exercises involving phonics patterns and sight words

Additional Supports

• Use of multisensory learning materials (tactile, visual, auditory)
• Structured, cumulative, and explicit teaching aligned with Orton-Gillingham principles
• Regular review and practice to reinforce learning

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