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Third Grade Success: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn
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Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, Third Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child’s classroom learning and take an active role in your third grader’s education by exploring:  What your third grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studiesYour child’s learning style—visual, auditory, or kinesthetic—and how it affects the way your child learns and processes informationHundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirementsEnvironmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday worldMethods and checklists to assess your child’s academic progressInformation on how teachers evaluate performance--portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the tradeRecommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning
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Amy James, a former social studies teacher, is a nationally respected authority on educational compliance issues and the No Child Left Behind Act. Her company, Six Things, Inc., provides consulting services for national media, publishers, and school districts on compliance with state and national education standards, as well as professional development for K–12 teachers.
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Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Getting the Most for Your Third Grader.

Getting the Most from Your School System.

Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum.

Using Supplemental Materials.

2. Third Grade Development.

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development.

Developmental Goals for Eight-Year-Olds.

Developmental Goals for Nine-Year-Olds.

3. Third Grade Learning.

Learning Styles.

Cognitive Learning.

4. The Standards.

Types of Learning Standards.

Learning Standards Resources.

5. Third Grade Reading.

Beginning of Third Grade Reading Checklist.

The Mechanics of Reading.

Comprehension.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Reading Checklist.

6. Third Grade Writing.

Beginning of Third Grade Writing Checklist.

Cursive Handwriting.

Grammar.

Spelling.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Writing Checklist.

7. Third Grade Math.

Beginning of Third Grade Math Checklist.

Number Operations.

Number Sense and Patterns.

Geometry and Measurement.

Probability and Statistics.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Math Checklist.

8. Third Grade Science.

Beginning of Third Grade Science Checklist.

Science Processes.

Science Concepts.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Science Checklist.

9. Third Grade Social Studies.

Beginning of Third Grade Social Studies Checklist.

Map Skills.

Geography.

Economics.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Social Studies Checklist.

10. Teaching Your Third Grader Thinking Skills.

Beginning of Third Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.

Problem Solving.

Concentration.

Comprehension.

Reasoning.

Logic.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.

11. Assessment.

Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge.

Measuring and Comparing School, School District, Statewide, and National Performance for Broad Public.

Accountability.

12. Third Grade Society.

Birthday Parties.

Catch Me If You Can.

Bullies.

That’s Not Fair!

Extracurricular Activities.

13. Moving On to Fourth Grade.

Ready to Go.

Anxieties.

Minimizing “Brain Drain”.

Appendix A: Literature for Third Graders.

Appendix B: Software for Third Graders.

Appendix C: Third Grade Topical Calendar.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

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"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. Amy James has taken a close look at curriculum standards and testing around the country and developed simple and creative activities that support what’s being taught at each grade level, while remaining sensitive to the fact that children learn at different rates and in different ways. I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children’s education." --Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys

"Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff! I can (and will) wholeheartedly recommend this series to the ever-growing number of parents who ask me for advice about how they can help their children succeed in elementary school." --LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education

"Having examined state standards nationwide, Amy James has created innovative and unique games and exercises to help children absorb what they have to learn, in ways that will help them want to learn. Individualized to the child's own learning style, this is a must-have series for parents who want to maximize their child's ability to succeed in and out of the classroom." --Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D, author of Thinking Parent, Thinking Child

"The books in Amy James’ timely and unique Knowledge Essentials series give parents a clear idea of what their children are learning and provide the tools they need to help their children live up to their full academic potential. This is must reading for any parent with a school-age child." --Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me and No More Misbehavin’

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