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title: 'Video: How third graders show they’re learning from what they read'
description: This year, your child is moving from learning to read to reading to learn. Find out how to tell if your third grader is using reading to build knowledge.
slug: video-how-third-graders-show-theyre-learning-from-what-they-read
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:59:52.227Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-third-graders-show-theyre-learning-from-what-they-read
lang: en
---

# Video: How third graders show they’re learning from what they read

Kids in third grade begin the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Is your third grader building knowledge from what’s being read? Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out what signs might clue you in.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/848B44F433304C359DFC781363635F4C/8d36c2fc1d6044005a90242ed098ca8c/Video-IsYourThirdGraderBuildingKnowledgeFromReading.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/XpQeCHlzcsQ)

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