Reading Milestones: Second and Third Graders By second grade,
most kids are reading. But there's still a lot of growth that
happens in second and third grade reading. Here, according to
PBS Parents, are the reading milestones parents should look for,
and suggestions on how they can help: At this stage, children
make meaning when reading by relating new information to what
they already know. For instance, when reading an informational
book about sharks, a child may try to picture the sharks he's
seen in books and in the aquarium to help him understand a new
piece of information -- that sharks actually have two sets of
teeth. Children who have been read to a lot and who have had
many opportunities to discuss ideas with their parents usually
have a lot of knowledge about many topics. This background
knowledge helps them to understand what they read. Your second
or third grader still uses "decoding" skills to sound out some
words. Most children at this age recognize many words by sight,
and this helps them be flu