This comprehensive teaching resource helps third grade students master the conventions of standard English and boosts their vocabulary acquisition. Easy-to-scaffold lessons are clearly organized by language skills and standards to help teachers target instruction. Language Fundamentals has 207 pages of skill-based activities including 32 review pages with multiple choice constructed response and open-ended questions to assess students understanding and application of the focus skill. Format: The teacher s edition includes reproducible student pages teacher support pages and an answer key. Third grade skill practice covers: • Nouns • Adjectives • Pronouns • Verbs • Adverbs • Sentences • Capitalization • Abbreviations • Punctuation • Usage • Spelling • Vocabulary This new edition features: • Rules and examples for each language skill followed by targeted application activities and unit reviews • Vocabulary and word study strategies and practice for