They learn that people use writing not only for stories, but also for poems, songs, newspapers, signs and more. Second graders learn new words and ideas. Second graders will learn new words and extend their vocabulary by reading as a group and by discussing what they have read. Writing Writing goes hand in hand with reading. Learning to write words strengthens what the children are learning about reading words.
Second graders can write sentences correctly.
Second graders know that every sentence must begin with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark or exclamation mark. They learn to use quotation marks to show when someone is talking. They are starting to learn how to use commas. Second graders correctly spell most one syllable words. They now know many ways to spell different vowel sounds.