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title: 'Video: How third graders show they understand what they read'
description: Reading gets more difficult in third grade. Find out how to tell if your third grader really understands the reading materials.
slug: video-how-third-graders-show-they-understand-what-they-read
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:46:13.407Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-third-graders-show-they-understand-what-they-read
lang: en
---

# Video: How third graders show they understand what they read

Reading gets more challenging in third grade. And you may wonder if your child is really getting what the words on the page *mean*. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) and find out how to tell whether third graders truly comprehend what they’re reading.

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