The purpose of the third-grade reading program is to provide students with ample opportunities so as to develop lifelong literacy.  Fluency and understanding improve as students are presented with the following:

• Decoding skills

• Root words, prefixes and suffixes

• Synonyms and antonyms

• Using context clues to clarify meaning

• Figurative language

• Using skimming, scanning, visualization and surveying techniques

• Identifying the elements of a story: setting, characters, problem, solution and ending

• Identifying structure of nonfiction texts to improve comprehension (e.g., compare/contrast, cause and effect, etc.)

• Interpreting vocabulary, recall, inference, and sequential questions

• Guided reading using leveled books

We also supplement with trade books and novels, book reports, read aloud program, and other projects.

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