Third grade is the year students switch from “learning to read” to “reading to learn,” meaning that when they are on grade level, they have the skills to read text on their own and learn from it. The 3rd grade reading block has less instruction in phonics and sight words and more time reading and learning from text. By now, students also have reading preferences and opinions about everything they read, which means they can engage in discussion and even analysis.
Use these reading comprehension activities to help students make the transition to “reading to learn,” and bring them to the next level.