Roadmap to 3rd Grade English: Virginia Edition » (1st Virginia Edition)

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Roadmap to 3rd Grade Reading: Virginia Edition

Parent/Teacher Introduction1
Student Introduction3
Progress Chart8
Mile by Mile11
Mile 1: Word Sounds12
Mile 2: Rhyme16
Mile 3: Homophones18
Mile 4: Answering Multiple-Choice Questions20
Map Check 122
Mile 5: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs28
Mile 6: Prefixes and Suffixes30
Mile 7: Contractions32
Mile 8: Abbreviations34
Mile 9: Who Owns It?35
Map Check 236
Mile 10: Before Reading42
Mile 11: Fiction or Non-fiction?44
Mile 12: Why Do People Read?46
Mile 13: Finding the Main Idea50
Map Check 354
Mile 14: Finding Supporting Ideas60
Mile 15: Answering Questions About Details62
Mile 16: Learning New Words64
Mile 17: Drawing Conclusions66
Map Check 470
Mile 18: Characters, Settings, and Events76
Mile 19: Getting Inside a Character’s Head80
Mile 20: Making Predictions84
Map Check 588
Mile 21: Elements of Poetry94
Mile 22 Making Comparisons96
Map Check 6100
Mile 23: Alphabetizing106
Mile 24: Using a Dictionary108
Mile 25: Using a Table of Contents and Index110
Mile 26: Using Charts112
Mile 27: Finding Out More114
Map Check 7116
Practice Tests123
Practice Test 1127
Practice Test 2145
Mile Answers167
Practice Test Answers and Explanations185
Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations186
Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations178
Practice Test 3 Answers and Explanations178