{"title":"Grade 3 Resources","description":"\u003cp\u003eResources designed for grade three for use in third grade classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gr3elal-readingcomp","title":"Grade 3 ELAL Reading Comprehension Book of Practice Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003eGive Your Grade 3 Students a Full Year of Engaging Reading Comprehension Practice — One Passage at a Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete 40-week reading comprehension workbook was designed specifically for Grade 3 students and aligned to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew Alberta English Language Arts curriculum\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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