Identify and locate captions, bold print, subheadings, indexes, graphs, maps, glossaries, and illustrations.
Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards:
2.RI.5
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.2.5
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE2RI5
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RI.2.5
Tennessee Academic Standards:
2.RI.CS.5
Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
2R5
Describe the overall structure of a text, including describing how the beginning introduces the
text and the ending concludes the text. (RI&RL)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
2.14.D*
use text features (e.g., table of contents, index, headings) to locate specific information in text
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.2.E
Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
2nd Grade Reading - Text Features and Search Tools Lesson
Text Features and Search Tools
Text features and search tools help you find information in a text. They also help you understand a topic better.
Some common text features and search tools are
Picture – an image used in a text
Caption – a few words written under a picture to tell you more about it
Chart – a diagram, table, or graph
Heading – the title of a section of a text, usually shown in bold
Bold – when important words in a text are shown in dark, thick letters (e.g., the Earth’s atmosphere)
Italics – when important words in a text are shown in slanted letters (e.g., the characters in the play)
Index – a list that tells the reader where to find things in a book
Table of Contents – a list of the chapters or sections in a text and their titles
Glossary – a list of important terms from the text and their definitions
2nd Grade Reading - Text Features and Search Tools Lesson