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 studies Your child’s learning style–visual, auditory, or kinesthetic–and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world Methods and checklists to assess your child’s academic progress Information on how teachers evaluate performance–portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning