South Dakota ELA 2.SL.1
The Standard
Participate in collaborative conversations about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults. Follow agreed-upon norms for discussions. Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking comments to the remarks of others. Ask for clarification and explanation to better understand topics and texts under discussion.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students take turns talking about a story or class topic. They listen to classmates, add a related idea, and ask questions when something is unclear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student waits for a classmate to finish, then names that classmate's idea and adds a related detail. When confused, the student asks a question such as, 'What do you mean by fair?'
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think taking part means talking often, even if they interrupt. Some say 'I agree' without adding to the idea, or guess what a classmate meant instead of asking.
How to Assess It
- Show a photo of children waiting for a swing and ask groups of three, 'How should they decide who goes first?' Listen for each child to wait, connect a comment to a classmate's idea, and ask a question to clear up a point.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs build a block playground; before adding blocks, each child repeats a partner's plan and asks about any unclear step.
Read The Little Red Hen, then ask, 'Was keeping the bread fair?' Have students link their answers to a classmate's reason.
Play Connect or Clarify: read a classmate's comment aloud, then have children choose an 'add on' or 'ask' card and respond.
Plan Friday's recess games in pairs; each child links a suggestion to a partner's idea and asks about any unclear rule.
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Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults about kindergarten topics and texts in small and large groups.
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- 1.SL.1
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