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2nd Grade Reading

Unlock your second grader’s reading potential with Sylvan Learning’s personalized tutoring, tailored to enhance comprehension, fluency, and a lifelong love for reading.

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Making reading the fun adventure it should be

2nd graders seem to have a million interests (superheroes! spiders! ballet!), and reading is a great way for them to investigate the world around them. We’ll help your 2nd grader improve his or her reading skills, building your child’s confidence and curiosity along the way! Our 2nd grade reading tutors make reading personal and fun, using iPads ® and a great rewards system to inspire your 2nd grader to find greater satisfaction in reading. You’ll see real progress with every lesson, and as Sylvan families will tell you, your child will love coming to Sylvan.

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What they’ll learn

With our 2nd grade reading tutoring, your child will learn key reading concepts and skills such as:

Fluency
Read grade-level texts with accuracy
Read grade-levels texts aloud at a natural pace
Understand how punctuation impacts fluency
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Phonemic Awareness
Understand the sounds associated with letters of the alphabet
Learn how to build words by blending sounds
Recognize that new words can be formed by removing sounds from other words (i.e., remove the /h/ sound from hat to form a new word: at )
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Phonics
Identify letters of the alphabet
Easily read and decode words with more than one syllable, including the sounds represented by consonants and vowels, consonant blends and digraphs (for example, block, crumb, strand, chin), vowel digraphs and diphthongs (for example, join, mouse, bee, tea) and r-controlled vowels (for example, car, bear, pier)
Break a word down into syllables, or use syllabication
Recognize suffixes and inflectional endings (for example, books, started, singing, gladly)
Identify compound words
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Vocabulary
Determine the meaning of a word based on its use
Sort familiar words into categories based on their meaning (for example, colors, shapes, etc.)
Recognize base words and their inflections (for example, cook, cooks, cooked, cooking)
Identify the words that make up a contraction
Understand compound words
Identify common synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
Use knowledge of the root of a word to determine its meaning
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Reading Comprehension
Identify the main concept and supporting details of a text
Determine what will happen next in a reading selection
Relate experiences in a text with real-life experiences and events
Ask meaningful questions in order to understand text
Answer questions about a text after reading it
And much more based on your child's unique reading needs…
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Pre-K through 12th grade

Reading tutoring by grade levels

Our reading programs offer instruction in common topics like phonics and reading comprehension to help your student gain confidence in reading. (Watch them succeed in all subject areas!)

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What parents are saying

“My kids love the atmosphere, they enjoy their teachers and feel excited about learning. We love going there.”
— Lina M. · North Santa Clarita, CA
“In a few short weeks, my child has gone from an uninterested reader to a reader who has confidence and growth. My child is thriving in the reading program, and we both couldn’t be more happier and thankful.”
— Michelle H. · El Paso, TX
“Great place! My daughter loved the tutors and the staff and they helped her tremendously. I would highly recommend Sylvan North Indianapolis.”
— Krystal C. · Indianapolis, IN

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