Third Grade
Help your child have a successful third grade year.
Skills to Begin Third Grade
Learn the skills eight-year olds need when beginning third grade.
Learn the skills eight-year olds need when beginning third grade.
What Third Graders Learn
What your eight year old will learn in third grade
What your eight year old will learn in third grade
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Build Comprehension
The latest research in reading comprehension finds that even beginning readers can learn strategies to improve comprehension. As you practice reading with your children at home, try these comprehension-building strategies.
The latest research in reading comprehension finds that even beginning readers can learn strategies to improve comprehension. As you practice reading with your children at home, try these comprehension-building strategies.
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Learn Fluency
It is possible to help your child become a more fluent reader. Beginning around first grade, use these teacher-recommended strategies at home to build fluency.
It is possible to help your child become a more fluent reader. Beginning around first grade, use these teacher-recommended strategies at home to build fluency.
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Build Vocabulary
Make learning new words a fun part of your family routine. Encourage your kids to ask if they don't know or understand a word they see or hear. Other ways to increase vocabulary are to play lots of word games such as Scattergories and Outburst. When you read books aloud that are interesting but a bit above his reading level, you expand his vocabulary and comprehension. Play word games online or make your own with these ideas. Next, find ways to make vocabulary homework more interesting and fun.
Make learning new words a fun part of your family routine. Encourage your kids to ask if they don't know or understand a word they see or hear. Other ways to increase vocabulary are to play lots of word games such as Scattergories and Outburst. When you read books aloud that are interesting but a bit above his reading level, you expand his vocabulary and comprehension. Play word games online or make your own with these ideas. Next, find ways to make vocabulary homework more interesting and fun.
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Learn to Spell and Write Words
Learning to spell is an ongoing developmental process that takes lots of practice. Make it a regular part of your home learning routine with online spelling fun and different strategies for practicing weekly spelling words.
Learning to spell is an ongoing developmental process that takes lots of practice. Make it a regular part of your home learning routine with online spelling fun and different strategies for practicing weekly spelling words.
Poor Report Cards - What to Do
What parents can do when their child brings home a poor report card.
What parents can do when their child brings home a poor report card.
Your Third Grader
Helpful information for parents about third grade from Family Education Network.
Helpful information for parents about third grade from Family Education Network.
Launching Young Readers - Third Grade
Tips for parents of third graders from PBS' Launching Young Readers series.
Tips for parents of third graders from PBS' Launching Young Readers series.
Third Grade Skills
Links to learning games for third grade academics from Internet4Classrooms.
Links to learning games for third grade academics from Internet4Classrooms.