Fifth Grade Super Reading Success (Sylvan Super Workbooks)

by Sylvan Learning

Overview

Good reading and writing skills are essential not only for fifth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong achievement. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this 3-in-1 Super Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it!

Here’s a peek at what’s inside:

READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS
STOP AND GO STORY — Illustrations and short stories featuring surfers, detectives, astronauts, and more show how to absorb and think about the facts of a story along the way.

MIND MAP — Fill-in-the-blank sections aid in understanding key points in an article, including main points and details.

WRITING SUCCESS
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! — Essay assignments allow kids to write their own fiction stories by incorporating plot and dialogue.

WRITING NONFICTION — Exercises on choosing a topic, researching, and interviewing break down the process of writing a nonfiction story.

VOCABULARY SUCCESS
TIC-TAC-TOE — Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win!

IT'S PUZZLING — Matches “prefix,” “root,” and “suffix” puzzle pieces to form new words.

PLUS!
CHECK IT! STRIPS — Reinforce concepts as kids check their own work.

Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Super Reading Success.

Why Sylvan Learning Products Work

Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a Honors Award from the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. The NAPPA is the nation’ s most comprehensive awards program for children’s products and parenting resources, and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents.

Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research.  Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools.  Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential.  Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375430190
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/31/2009
Series:	Language Arts Super Workbooks Series
Edition description:	Workbook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	165,093
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Sylvan Learning is the premier provider of tutoring services for grades pre-K to 12 in North America. With over 850 locations in the United States and Canada, Sylvan provides individualized tutoring services, both in centers and online, in subjects including math, language arts, writing, study skills, and more.Sylvan's proven process and personalized methods have helped more than two million students unlock their academic potential. With products based on solid and scientific research, Sylvan is committed to both quality education and to helping children discover a love of learning!

Read an Excerpt

Does your child need extra practice with reading? Confidence in reading, as well as mastery of vocabulary and writing, are critical for success in fifth grade and beyond. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum based activities and exercises in this 3-in-1 Super Workbook will help children with their reading difficulties — or help them get ahead even more. The kid-friendly format is compelling, easy-to-understand, and makes learning fun!

Table of Contents

Vocabulary Success

1) Synonyms & Antonyms ............1
2) More Synonyms & Antonyms ............9
3) Homographs ............17
- Review ............25

4) Prefixes ............29
5) More Prefixes ............37
6) Even More Prefixes ............45
7) Suffixes ............53
8) More Suffixes ............61
- Review ............69

9) Roots ............73
10) More Roots ............81
11) Even More Roots ............89
12) Roots, Last Call! ............97
- Review ............105
- Index: Vocabulary Words ............109

Reading Comprehension Success

Before You Read
1) Prepare Yourself ............115
2) What Do You Know? ............123

While You Read
3) Read between the Lines ............131
4) Stop and Ask ............139
5) Cross Check ............147
6) Learn New Words ............155
7) Make an Argument ............163
8) Point of View ............171

After You Read
9) Keep It Straight ............179
10) Make a Map ............189

Writing Success

Nonfiction
1) Writing Nonfiction ............199
2) Topic & Topic Sentence ............207
3) Mapping ............215
4) Writing an Argument ............223
5) Drafting ............231

Fiction
6) Writing Fiction ............239
7) Mapping ............247
8) Plot ............255
9) Description & Dialogue ............263
10) Drafting ............271

Polishing
11) Rereading & Revising ............279
12) Proofreading & Editing ............287
13) Publishing ............295

- Review ............299

Editorial Reviews

"If you are looking for some good, fun, learning books for your child, I definitely recommend the Sylvan Learning series." -thedadjam.com

"Samantha loves these books because to her, they are not school work. They are fun activities. But really she is learning, and doing the same work she does at school."
 -Mommymandy.com
 
"Since I was beginning homeschooling and looking for a good 'workbook' type system for my child to learn from aside from our other homeschool activities, I decided to try it out. My son loves the workbooks." –thedomesticdiva.com

"The activities are FUN and our son doesn't realize that while he's having fun he's also learning and reinforcing what he's learned." -Shescribes.com

"My daughter has picked up some great study habits and she loves that we don't spend hours on one subject. I recommend these workbooks to everyone homeschooler or not, as they can really add to your child's learning experience." -Thedirtyshirt.com

"I love how each activity in a section connects to eachother, which allows the child to really grasp the concepts. The pages are full of interesting stories and fun activities. The workbooks also make it easy for kids to check their own work which will help them gain confidence in their skills." -Melissaclee.com

"As an early childhood teacher, I know that good reading, vocabulary, and spelling skills make an essential foundation for both academic success as well as lifelong learning.  Sylvan Learning Workbooks & Learning Kits are an awesome resource that I'd have no problem recommending to the paretns of any of my students who are struggling.  The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in these books are great for helping a child achieve success with reading, provided that they're worked through with a loving and patient adult." - TheOpinionatedParent.com

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