CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4a
The Standard
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
Students read a second-grade passage with a clear reason, such as finding the main idea or learning a fact. They explain what the text says using key details.
What Mastery Looks Like
A student reads accurately enough to keep meaning intact and can state the passage’s main point. The student answers a purpose-based question and points to a supporting detail.
Common Misconceptions
Some students treat speed or perfect word calling as proof of strong reading, even when they cannot explain the passage. Others forget the reading question or guess from pictures instead of using text details.
How to Assess It
Give students a short second-grade passage and say, “Read to find out why the character changes plans.” Ask them to answer and underline one supporting sentence.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs sentence strips from a short passage to sequence, then have them reread and explain how the order supports meaning.
- Before reading, post “What lesson does the character learn?” and have students write an answer with one text detail.
- Play Purpose Pick: students draw a question card, read a brief passage, and earn a point by citing the answer.
- Read a school lunch menu to choose a favorite meal, then circle the details that guided the choice.
Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4a
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
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