Workbook 3 introduces the letters G, H, I, S, J, K, L, in that order. Adding S early allows us to write many more decodable sentences than we could without S. We feel it is extremely important to avoid sight words and words that are exceptions at this early stage. In addition to introducing the letter sound, teaching the correct printing, and hearing the letter sound at the beginning of a word, this Student Workbook 3 also encourages comprehension by having students read individual words and match them to pictures. These 25 lessons continue to exercise the skills learned in the previous lessons while adding new letters and sounds. In addition, Lessons 31–55 teach new skills and concepts including:
 
All Student Workbooks 2–9 include the following pages:
Teacher’s Guide 3 - As lessons in Student Workbook 3 progress, increasing opportunities to practice new reading and writing skills are introduced. The lessons start with the familiar pattern begun in StudentWorkbook 2: Each new letter is introduced with a page that shows a large capital and lowercase letter and the Alphabet Street Wall Cards picture. The next page is the familiar, often silly, picture-search for objects that begin with the new letter sound. Next, is the introduction of the correct printing of the new letter, which is followed by the beginning-sound page, matching capital to lowercase letters, a printing review page, and then matching pictures to the letter that makes its beginning sound. The recognizable style increases student confidence. To gradually stretch students, additional pages prompt students to trace and print words that they have already read from the board, familiarize students with printing and reading words and short sentences, and introduce comprehension by having students match the words they print to the correct pictures. All Teacher’s Guides contain daily lesson plans that include:
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