Multi-Level Spelling Curriculum

A solid foundation in spelling not only prepares third-graders for academic success- it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they'll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you'll find inside are:

WRITE IT RIGHT!
Fill-in-the-blank exercises help distinguish the long or short letter sounds from sections such as You and the Letter "U" and Say Hey to "A."

GRID LOCK
Grid games show how to break down syllables and compound words.

ALTERNATE ENDINGS
Charts and activities teach kids multiple endings for verb tenses and plurals.

CRISS CROSS
Crossword puzzles review topics such as prefi xes, suffi xes, silent letters and more (ie: "1. Across: not expected" or "8. Down: more brave than").

Plus!
CHECK IT! STRIPS
Reinforce concepts and build confi dence as kids check their own work.

Give your child's grades and confi dence a boost with 3rd Grade Spelling Success.

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Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

This spelling program combines the very latest research on how children learn to spell, with all the strengths of traditional spelling programs, integrating spelling with reading, writing, and languag

Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing--or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Series authors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging "Brain Tickler" problems to solve.

American English sound and letter patterns, homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and more are all presented with fun-to-solve "Brain Ticklers" to self-test students' learning progress.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: You get a special FREE bonus when you purchase your copy of Barron's Painless Spelling

Barron's is taking Painless to the next level: FUN! Sealed inside your copy of Painless Spelling, you'll find a code that gives you access to a FREE app. Simply key in that code on your iPhone, iTouch, iPad or Android device, and you download a fun-to-play improve-your-spelling arcade game challenge that will reinforce your skill in mastering correct spelling!