Learn to read and improve reading skills! Choose a topic to explore and complete a variety of activities to study phonics rules, spelling patterns, and vocabulary words. Practice concepts such as short or long vowel sounds, digraphs, word families, contractions, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, and sight words. Engaging slide shows* introduce categorized word lists, and a variety of activities and games offer opportunities for independent study and practice. Lessons on this page were designed for students on a 3^nd grade level