Third Grade Super Reading Success

by Sylvan Learning

Overview

Good reading skills are essential not only for third-grade academic success, but also for lifelong learning. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this 3-in-1 SuperWorkbook will help your children 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:

SPELLING SUCCESS

WRITE IT RIGHT! — Fill-in-the-blank exercises help distinguish the long or short letter sounds in lessons such as You and the Letter “U” and Say Hey to “A.”

CRISS-CROSS — Crossword puzzles review topics such as prefixes, suffixes, silent letters, and more.

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 — Reviews word roots by matching “prefix,” “root,” and “suffix” puzzle pieces together to form new words.

READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS

REASON TO READ — Colorful book covers, story descriptions, and articles teach kids how to predict what a story will be about.

STOP AND GO STORY — Illustrations and short stories about toys, superheroes, roller coasters, and more show how to absorb and think about the facts of the story along the way.

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

Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 3rd Grade Super Reading Success.

Why Sylvan 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:	9780375430060
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/06/2009
Series:	Language Arts Super Workbooks Series
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	185,575
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	8 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!

Table of Contents

Spelling Success

1) Compound Words ............1
2) Double Consonants ............5
3) Syllable Sounds ............9
4) Oodles of Oodles! ............13
- Review ............17

5) Verbs, Verbing, Verbed ............19
6) Plurals ............23
7) More Plurals ............27
8) Even More Plurals ............31
- Review ............35

9) Cool, Cooler, Coolest ............37
10) Double Consonants Again! ............41
11) Cute, Cuter, Cutest ............45
- Review ............49

12) Super Suffixes ............51
13) More Super Suffixes ............55
14) Prefixes ............59
- Review ............63

15) Say Hey to “A”! ............65
16) I Spy Long “I”! ............69
17) you and the Letter “U” ............73
18) It’s Not Easy Being “E” ............77
- Review ............81

19) Oodles and Oodels (and Oodals) ............83
20) Silent Letters (Shhh!) ............87
21) Words Starring “NK” ............91
22) Phooling Around with “F”............95
- Review ............99

23) A, E, I, O, UH? ............101
24) Contractions ............105
25) Homophones ............109
26) Word Challenge ............113
- Review ............117
- Index: Spelling Words ............119

Vocabulary Success

1) Synonyms & Antonyms ............123
2) More Synonyms & Antonyms ............131
3) Homophones ............139
4) Homographs ............147
- Review ............155

5) Prefixes ............159
6) More Prefixes ............167
7) Suffixes ............175
8) More Suffixes ............183
- Review ............191

9) Roots ............195
10) More Roots ............203
11) Even More Roots ............211
12) Roots, Last Call! ............219
- Review ............227
- Index: Vocabulary Words ............231

Reading Comprehension Success

Before you Read
1) Predict & Confirm ............237
2) Reason to Read ............245

While you Read
3) Predict & Revise ............253
4) Keep Track of the Facts ............261
5) Picture This ............269
6) Context Clues ............277
7) Problem & Solution ............285
8) Main Idea & Details ............293

After you Read
9) Story Plan ............301

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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