Good reading and writing skills are essential not only for fifth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong achievement. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this 3-in-1 Super Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they'll have lots of fun doing it! Here's a peek at what's inside: READING COMPREHENSION SUCCESS STOP AND GO STORY -- Illustrations and short stories featuring surfers, detectives, astronauts, and more show how to absorb and think about the facts of a story along the way. MIND MAP -- Fill-in-the-blank sections aid in understanding key points in an article, including main points and details. WRITING SUCCESS AUTHOR! AUTHOR! -- Essay assignments allow kids to write their own fiction stories by incorporating plot and dialogue. WRITING NONFICTION -- Exercises on choosing a topic, researching, and interviewing break down the process of writing a nonfiction story. VOCABULARY SUCCESS TIC-TAC-TOE -- Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win! IT'S PUZZLING -- Matches prefix, root, and suffix puzzle pieces to form new words. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS -- Reinforce concepts as kids check their own work. Give your child's grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Super Reading Success. Why Sylvan Learning Products Work Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a Honors Award from the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. The NAPPA is the nation' s most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources, and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. 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.
- | Author: Sylvan Learning
- | Publisher: Sylvan Learning Publishing
- | Publication Date: March 31, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0375430199
- | ISBN-13: 9780375430190
