Language arts workbook is the perfect tool for helping second-grade students master Common Core English Language Arts skills. These standards for second-grade focus on many areas including: determining the lesson or moral of a story, retelling key information or ideas, and writing stories with a clear sequence of events. This resource provides focused practice pages for targeting and reinforcing these and other second-grade, language arts skills while helping students connect comprehension with knowledge and application. The Common Core Connections Series provides teachers with the skill assessments to help determine individualized instruction needs. Focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning. Grade-specific coherent content progresses in difficulty to achieve optimum fluency. This 96-page book includes an assessment test, test analysis, Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix, and answer key.