Sylvan Learning Publishing 3rd Grade Spelling Success Workbook: Compound Words, Double Consonants, Syllables and Plurals, Prefixes and Suffixes, Long Vowels, Silent Letters, Contractions, and More

Third grade is a pivotal year in academic growth for students. They are entering their 4th year of schooling - if using kindergarten as Year 1 - and the basics of math and language have been introduced and practiced. Now the exponential learning begins, what the educational trade calls the connecting and wondering years. At this age, students explain these connections through language. Sylvan's method prepares kids for the accelerated academic pace and growth that commences in third grade. Most pages are illustrated with real kids instead of the cartoony illustrations. And the workload is harder, with 12 to 16 spelling exercises versus the five or six found in the 2nd grade version. This workbook also features writing, writing and more writing of answers versus the line connecting, matching and circling of answers of the earlier grade work. Most words are 2 or more syllables long and are more complex linguistically like pitiful, authority and phantom. The classic Sylvan exercises are still here: Criss Cross, Spell Check and Write it Right are familiar challenges - except with more problems and harder words. More is expected of your young scholar and with this workbook, Sylvan challenges them to give their best effort.

Great spelling book

I am a mother of two who is currently home schooling my eight year old twin girls. This book is really great. My girls do really well in spelling and I have tried a lot of 2nd grade spelling books but they were just too easy for them. I bought this book half way through their second grade year to give them more of a challenge and we really love it. They actually have to study for their spelling tests! The book has easy to understand lessons that the kids enjoy and it also has reviews over what they have learned off and on throughout the book. I would recommend this book for anyone who thinks their kids just need a little practice with spelling, or for home schooling parents like us.

Great learning booklet, helps my daughter as she needs the extra help with spelling, seems to be helpful so far.

I use this for homeschooling. It’s a great book on writing practice and refreshing on grammar.