Year 2 Reading Journey

20 passages to explore. Complete each with 80% or higher to unlock the next.

Year 2 passages introduce slightly longer stories and early non-fiction. Students build on Year 1 skills by making personal connections, decoding new vocabulary, and beginning to make simple inferences.

Parts of speech available at this level:
Common Noun Proper Noun Verb Adjective
Advanced plan unlocks every passage.
The Reading Lab is included with the Advanced and Premium plans. Try the free Year 1 sample first if you like.
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The Echidna Who Would Not Share

Fiction Easy Connections
Advanced

Splash Day at the Creek

Fiction Easy Literal
Advanced

A Letter from Grandma

Fiction Easy Retelling
Advanced

The Kookaburra and the Crow

Fiction Medium Predicting
Advanced

Our School Vegetable Garden

Non-fiction Medium Literal
Advanced

Ruby and the Rock Pool

Fiction Medium Connections
Advanced

The Storm That Blew the Roof Off

Fiction Hard Retelling
Advanced

All About Platypuses

Non-fiction Hard Literal
Advanced

The Secret Treehouse

Fiction Hard Predicting
Advanced

Lost in the Mangroves

Fiction Expert Predicting
Advanced

The Bilby and the Drought

Fiction Hard Predicting
Advanced

How Coral Reefs Grow

Non-fiction Hard Retelling
Advanced

The Lost Boomerang

Fiction Hard Literal
Advanced

Nan's Market Stall

Fiction Hard Connections
Advanced

Why Wombats Have Square Poo

Non-fiction Hard Decoding
Advanced

The Cyclone Warning

Fiction Expert Predicting
Advanced

How a Volcano Wakes Up

Non-fiction Expert Retelling
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The Ferry to Manly

Fiction Expert Literal
Advanced

Grandad's Old Photo

Fiction Expert Connections
Advanced

How Bats See with Sound CAPSTONE

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
Advanced