Entering Third Grade

Children lose 20-30% of reading gains made during the school year over the summer. Educators call this regression the “summer slide,” which can equate to falling behind by almost half a grade level in just two months. The good news is reading loss can be eliminated by having a child independently read just 4-6 books over the summer!

Summer Reading Favorites: Rising Third Graders

Fiction

  1. Boris series by Andew Joyner

  2. Diary of a Pug by Kyla May

  3. Dragon Masters by Tracey West

  4. Juliet the Valentine Fairy by Daisy Meadows

  5. Kingdom of Wrenly by Jordan Quinn

  6. Megabat by Anna Humphrey

  7. Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

  8. Princess in Black by Shannon Hale

  9. The Questioneers collection by Andrea Beaty

  10. Time Jumpers by Oriol Vidal

Non Fiction

  1. Fly Guy Presents series by Tedd Arnold

  2. Truth or Lie series by Erika Perl

Beating the Summer Slide

Daily Goal 30 minutes of independent reading, followed by a few (two or so) comprehension questions from the parent

Summer Goal 4-6 books read well, several times, with fluency

For additional titles, see our early third grade recommendations here