Kumon Grade 3 Reading (Kumon Reading Workbooks)

My son who is 6.5 and starts 2nd grade in the Fall is not an avid reader (he turns 7 in December). In fact, he acts like its pulling teeth :(. Although he is a year ahead and his reading is on a 3rd grade level, his comprehension is only on a mid second grade level. I bought this book to work through during after school and in the summer. I love the layout of this book. The passages are just the right length and the questions are not too difficult; however, he would have to comprehend both the directions and passage in order to answer the questions correctly unlike other comprehension books that pretty much have the answer in the sentence. My son flies through those books because they don't require comprehension just good test taking skills. He works on these sheet daily. I plan on moving on to grade 4 once he starts second grade. Would definitely recommend this book for those looking to assist their child in comprehension. There are sections for compare/contrast, context clues, comprehension, fill in the blank, charts, crossword puzzles, making predictions, sequencing and much more. I also like that my son is still getting some challenging reading in as well! Great job Kumon. (I am also a fan of their Math books. My son is working on grade 3 addition and subtraction and has started on my simple multiplication).

Kumon books act as teaching aids for parents. This helps kids practice what they learn at school and also helps parents to assess the skill level of kids.

My 3rd grader hates school but when I have him use these workbooks he will actually sit and work on them. I think they do a good job with the practice my son needs.

I believe that the "Kumon Reading" series of workbooks are fairly new. Kumon is predominately known for their Math program and set of Math workbooks. However, my student used to be enrolled in the actual Kumon program at a local Kumon learning center, and so we are familiar with both programs as a result. I'm really happy that Kumon decided to mass market their methods in workbook form, that anyone may purchase at a store or over the internet. It's far cheaper, and that works for us. I'm sold on their methodology: incremental, sequential, repetitive learning. Students rarely understand a concept the first time, and will never gain confidence in their own abilities unless they are exposed to concepts again and again.Kumon has attempted through their Reading workbooks to repeat the success of their established Math workbook series. What Kumon has done with the Reading workbooks is to basically abbreviate their Kumon Reading program into a usable workbook. This workbook goes beyond reading comprehension and really attempts to drill down to sequencing the events in a reading passage, learning how to define a word by the context in which it is used, and to critically analyze reading passages for contrasting and descriptive content, among other concepts.This workbook goes beyond just reading a passage. As we all know, reading should be about critically thinking about a concept or a story. Kumon really works on addressing reading skills in a way that all students can find a good starting point, and building upon knowledge from there.One important point to remember about these Kumon workbooks: if your child/student has difficulty with one level of workbooks, then simply drop back to another grade of workbooks. The goal of any educational program is not to overwhelm the student, but to build student confidence. If your student is not able to grasp this Grade 3 Reading workbook, then drop back to a Grade 2 Reading workbook. If your student breezes through this Grade 3 book, then move your student on to Grade 4.We use this workbook as a supplemental tool for my student's reading program. My student has mastered phonics, and is comfortable discussing a reading passage in detail. I really wanted to add another layer to her reading program, and this meets our needs. Overall, a good find.

Every summer I buy workbooks for my two boys. This year I chose Kumon, I purchase the whole collection of Grade 4 for my son going into 4th grade and the whole collection of Grade 3 (thinking Grade 2 would be too easy) for my son going into 2nd grade. Later on I found that my younger son had difficulties in some areas in Grade 3 so I bought Grade 2.This has been a great guidance for my kids and I. The books helped my kids learn step by step and I really do see improvements. Its great for me, I simply use the answer sheet to correct and it helps me find out what their weaknesses are. Overall I really like Kumon workbooks compare to previous companies that I have purchased because I do see improvements. Next year I will purchase Kumon again.

We had a struggling 3rd grader in the family who was only reading at the 2nd grade level. After requiring him to spend 45 minutes everyday reading (over months), and buying him flash-card exercises, his reading improved, but he still wasn't able to comprehend what he was reading. Then I bought him 3 of these Kumon books. The exercises made all the difference. Lots of variety to not only improve what he was reading, but he was able to paraphrase the contents of the reading afterwards. Success!! He was just reassessed at school, and he has now achieved 3rd grade reading and comprehension skills. When riding in the car the other night with his Mom, he blurted out, "Huh!" His Mom asked, "What's that about?" He said, "We've gone by that restaurant several times (a place that's famous for their homemade breads), and I was never able to read their sign before. It says, "Eat at Fayzes, You'll love our buns." They both laughed, and they were both sooooo proud.