Third graders are now reading to learn instead of learning to read. Comprehensive skills are taught in great length to prepare students for the fourth grade. Multiplication facts are learned this year, and more time is spent on application problems in math. In application problems, students are working story problems using concepts they have learned. Cursive writing is taught in third grade which really makes the students feel like they are growing up.
Test is given for the first time in third grade.
The reading and math tests measure the concepts and skills the students have acquired. As you can see, third grade is a busy and productive time of learning at Sam Houston. The Reading Recovery Program is a supplemental, early intervention reading program for first grade students. The teachers meet with first grade students individually for thirty minutes daily. Student selection for this program is based on diagnostic testing and teacher recommendation.