** Please note that this student edition is not intended to be a stand-alone product. You will need the corresponding teacher's edition for important teaching support, instruction, and answer keys. The student edition offers an alternative to photocopying the reproducible student pages found in the teacher's edition. ** Daily Phonics, Grade 3 helps struggling readers and English learners develop the phonics skills necessary to become proficient, on-grade-level readers. Students first learn basic phonics skills typically mastered in grades 1 and 2, and then they progress to skills taught in grade 3. Lessons and activities are designed with age-appropriate formats that respect the older learner. The 32 weekly units in grade 3 cover: Initial and Final Consonants: b, f, r, k, m, p, d, l, n Initial and Final Consonants: s, t, v, h, w, j, y, q, x, z Short Vowel Sounds: a, e, i, o, u CVC Words Long Vowel Sounds: a, e, i, o, u CVCe Words Syllabication Vowel Sounds of y Sounds of c and g Initial Consonant Blends: cl, fl, gl, pl, br, dr, gr, tr, sk, sl, sp, sw, spl, str Final Consonant Blends: ft, lt, nt, st, ld, nd, mp, nk Consonant Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh Consonant Digraphs: ph, gh, ck, ng Variant Spellings: dge, tch Silent Consonants: k, w, b, h, l Long Vowel Digraphs: ai, ay Long Vowel Digraphs: ee, ea, ey, ie Long Vowel Patterns: ie, igh Long Vowel Digraphs: oa, oe, ow Long Vowel Digraphs: ew, ue Short Vowel Digraphs: ea, ou The Sounds of oo Variant Vowel Digraphs: au, aw Diphthongs: ou, oi R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur R-Controlled Vowels: air, are, ear Plural Noun Endings: s, es , ies Irregular Plural Nouns Inflectional Verb Endings: - ed, -ing, -s, -es Contractions Prefixes: dis-, re-, un- Suffixes: - ful, -less, -er, -ly About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.