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"After state testing in both 3rd and 5th grades, I asked my students what we did in the classroom that helped them most to prepare. Both classes unanimously voted for Evan-Moor's Daily Language Review."
-Heather G.

Give your second-graders the focused language arts practice they need to develop strong language skills.

36 weeks of instruction cover standards-based skills such as:

Reading Comprehension:

• analogies
• categorizing
• cause and effect
• sequencing

Vocabulary/Word Study

• compound words
• contractions
• homophones
• rhyming
• synonyms & antonyms
• word meaning from context
• word families
• spelling

Punctuation

• punctuation at the end of a sentence
• periods and abbreviations
• quotation marks
• commas in dates, address, in letter greetings/closings, and in a series
• apostrophes in contractions and possessives

Capitalization

• sentence beginning
• days, months, holidays
• books, magazines
• proper names and titles of people
• names of places

Grammar and Usage

• articles
• double negatives
• pronouns
• singular/plural
• verb forms
• run-on sentences
• parts of speech: nouns, verbs, and adjectives
• sentence types
• subject/predicate
• subject/verb agreement
• identifying sentences

Reference Skills

• alphabetical order
• syllabication

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About this series

Available titles: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6+

See for yourself why Daily Language Review is a teachers favorite!

The same 36 weeks of solid language instruction teachers have relied on for years just got an updated look! The new edition of Daily Language Review helps you build students' language skills and raise test scores with focused practice covering grammar, punctuation, usage, and sentence editing skills. And an all-new, easy-to-read scope and sequence chart helps you document the skills being covered.

You'll love the new edition of Daily Language Review because it:

• comes with 180 daily lessons for a 36-week school year. Students build basic language skills while practicing five standards-based skills each day of the week.
• contains an updated scope and sequence chart to help you target important skills. Providing students with the focused practice they need has never been easier!
• works great for test-prep. Each title covers the major grade-level skills students need to perform well on standardized assessments in language.
• integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. Lessons are flexible and can be used in a variety of teaching situations. Use them for independent practice, to conduct lessons with the entire class, to provide additional support for your primary language arts program, or to target and practice the specific skills your students need help with.
• works along with the hands-on practice in Daily Language Review Centers, grades 1-3 to create a comprehensive resource guaranteed to help students master language skills. Use the weekly units in Daily Language Review to identify the areas where students need extra support. Then use the engaging hands-on practice in Daily Language Review Centers to develop and strengthen skills in the targeted areas.
• is based on current research and best practices. Research proves that focused and repeated language skills practice like that found in Daily Language Review raises student achievement. Read the white paper.
• is correlated to state standards.

Weekly Walk-Through:
Each of the 180 lessons covers five standards-based language skills while following an easy-to-use, consistent format.

Monday through Thursday activities cover:

• one or two sentences to edit, including corrections in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary
• three additional questions that cover a variety of language and reading skills

Friday's activities cycle through a variety of formats, providing expanded practice on one skill.

Give your students the important language practice they need for success! Use the new edition of Daily Language Review with your class today!

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