The busy second-grade teacher will love these colorful and efficient assessment tasks. Each performance-based assessment task is correlated to a specific grade-level standard. Reading Assessment TasksQuick Check Activities makes it easy to assess student skill levels and to see where additional practice is needed. Important beginning reading skills are divided into four sections that reflect common organization of standards. Phonemic AwarenessSound SubstitutionInitial/Final Sound DeletionInitial/Final Blend DeletionPhonics/Word Recognition:Discriminates and Identifies Digraphs sh, wh, th, chDiscriminates Long Vowel Spelling PatternsUses Dipthong Spelling Patterns: oi, oy, ow, ouSegments Multi-Syllabic WordsForms and Reads Regular PluralsReads Irregular PluralsIdentifies AbbreviationsDistinguishes Between Consonant Blends: br, dr ,tr, cr, fr, grDistinguishes Between Consonant Blends: sl, sk ,sm, st, sp, swDistinguishes Between Consonant Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, slIdentifies and Reads Word FamiliesVocabulary/Concept DevelopmentReads and Understands AntonymsReads and Understands SynonymsMatches Words with PrefixesMatches Words with SuffixesUses Multiple-Meaning WordsReading Comprehension:Understands Cause and EffectFollows Written Multiple-Step DirectionsUnderstands Sequence of EventsAdditional Resources include:Whole Class and Individual Student Checklists that make assessment results easy to organize and access.