Third grade is a big year! A lot of changes in expectations occur. This is the year where reading strategies are expected to be mastered and reading to learn is expected.
Reading becomes very important at this stage and reading at home becomes even more important. Have you ever heard "the more you practice, the better you get." Well this is a very important principle when it comes to reading and math. The reason it is so important that our kids practice at home is because they are at home more then they are in school. I know this is hard to believe but someone had actually researched this fact and discovered children spend approximately 900 hours in school each year. That leaves the other 7800 hours happen at home or outside of school. We don't have any time to waste. I've challenged myself to read to my children read every night. This is in addition to the daily reading they bring home to read to me. What is a good challenge to fit you families needs?
