FROM THE PUBLISHER

This hands-on resource book for Grade 3 contains 21 reproducible stories of different genre and practice materials for a wide spectrum of reading skills. The one-and-two page stories vary in reading difficulty from mid-second through beginning fourth grade levels to meet the range of needs in an average third grade classroom. Each story consists of text with fun illustrations,suitable for reproduction, followed by five pages of activities for practicing reading skills such as: comprehension, vocabulary development, word attack skills, phonics, and recording information. Stories span these genre: folk tales, fairy tales, realistic fiction, nonfiction, myths & legends, poetry, and fantasy. Comprehension questions cover recalling story details, drawing conclusions, making inferences and predictions, sequencing events, generalizing, and comparing & contrasting.. Other skills covered: compound words, contractions, base word/prefixes/suffixes, syllables, possessive forms, parts of speech, and categorizing. Complete answer key provided. Charming line art illustrations throughout. All 144 pages perforated for easy removal.

Each book contains 19 to 23 stories, each followed by three to five pages of activities for practicing reading skills, such as: comprehension and vocabulary development.

Teachers are always in need of additional reading practice materials. The Read & Understand Series, Stories & Activities provides teachers with a comprehensive resource of illustrated stories and skills pages to supplement any core reading program.

Each Read and Understand contains 21-23 stories, each followed by four to five pages of reproducible activities for practicing skillssuch as: comprehension, vocabulary, phonics and structural analysis skills, recording information in various ways. The stories and practice materials can be used for directed lessons with small groups or individual students or as independent practice activities in class or at home.