New Releases by Sylvan Learning

3 BOOKS IN 1! Learning at home is as easy as A B C with this supersized workbook that''s jam-packed with 320 pages of kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed activities for kids tackling 2nd grade reading and language arts skills. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! A strong foundation of language arts skills is essential for 2nd graders working to become successful readers. This workbook (a $39 value for just $18.99!) brings together 3 of Sylvan Learning''s most popular curriculum-based activity books, and includes 320 colorful pages all designed to help your child get comfortable with foundational reading concepts like: • consonant blends • silent consonants • hard & soft letter sounds • compounds & contractions • prefixes & suffixes • reading comprehension • long & short vowel spelling • people, family, and animal vocabulary ... and much more! With vibrant, colorful pages full of games and puzzles, 2nd Grade Jumbo Language Arts Success Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead—and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! *Includes the full text of 2nd Grade Reading Skill Builders, 2nd Grade Spelling Games & Activities, and 2nd Grade Vocabulary Puzzles ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. 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.

First Grade Spelling Games & Activities helps children learn and practice the basic skills needed to become a great reader. It is packed with curriculum-based activities that strengthen the ability to read and spell various grade-appropriate words. Rather than a rote approach to spelling through memorization, the engaging activities inside involve children in the learning process by holding their attention and teaching important skills in an inventive and entertaining manner.

"A guide to building better word skills based on Sylvan''s proven techniques for success"--Cover

Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fifth-graders for academic success–it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! TIC-TAC-TOE Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win! COMBO MAMBO Reviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root. IT''S PUZZLING Matches "prefix," "root," and "suffix" puzzle pieces to form new words. HOMOGRAPH HOPSCOTCH Teaches different meanings of homographs by having kids fill in hopscotch boards with homographs from clues on the board. MELTING POT Shows how many English words came from other languages, such as French, Dutch, and Spanish. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Vocabulary Success. Why Sylvan Products Work 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.

Good 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 workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! WRITING NONFICTION Exercises on choosing a topic, researching, and interviewing break down the process of writing a nonfiction story. STORY MAP Fill-in-the-blank sections teach kids how to structure an article, including main points and details. AUTHOR! AUTHOR! Essay assignments allow kids to write their own fiction stories by incorporating plot and dialogue. SENSE MAP The five "sense signals" remind kids to include descriptions of scenes and characters. READ AND REVISE Stories on chocolate, princesses, and aliens help kids practice how to cut, add, or change text. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Writing Success. Why Sylvan Products Work 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.

Learn from anywhere with these kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed activities for 3rd grade reading success! This colorful workbook is jam-packed with fun games and exercises for third-graders tackling reading comprehension. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Good reading comprehension skills are essential for success in 3rd grade and beyond. This 128-page workbook is full of enjoyable activities that strengthen a reader’s ability to recognize and engage with sentences and stories in a variety of ways. Each activity focuses on comprehension skills needed to become a superstar reader, such as: • how to predict & confirm • how to predict & revise • picture & context clues • main ideas & details • problems & solutions • story plans • mind maps ... and much more! With vibrant pages full of games and puzzles, 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Success Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead—and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. 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.

Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fourth-graders for academic success – it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you’ll find inside are: TIC-TAC-TOE Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win! COMBO MAMBO Reviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root. CHOPPING BLOCK Teaches suffixes by having kids "chop off" the suffixes of words. HOMOPHONE HOPSCOTCH Shows different spellings of homophones by having kids fill in hopscotch boards with homophones of the same word. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 4th Grade Vocabulary Success. Why Sylvan Products Work 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.

"A guide to building better reading comprehension skills based on Sylvan''s proven techniques for success. Activities, exercises, and tips to help catch up, keep up, and get ahead."--Cover.