Dear Family,
Your third grader is growing as a reader, writer, and thinker. There are many things you can do at home every day to support your child’s literacy. Literacy is the ability to use language to understand and communicate thoughts and ideas. It includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also includes telling stories, using numbers, and understanding images. In this guide, you will find: 1. Literacy milestones to look for during third grade. 2. What your child may be learning through school. 3. Fun resources and tips to support literacy at home. We hope you will use this guide in whatever ways best support your family’s needs. Most likely, you are already doing many things to help your third grader learn. The hope of this book is to give you new and easy ideas to do even more! By supporting your child’s literacy development, you are giving him or her the greatest opportunities for academic success, not just in reading, but in all subject areas. You are giving him or her vital tools for social-emotional skills and resilience.
Read and be well! The Scholastic Team
YALE CHILD STUDY CENTER + SCHOLASTIC COLLABORATIVE for Child & Family Resilience
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Family Guide to Literacy | Grade 3
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