Skill Sharpeners Reading, PreK contains 21 units, each of which introduces a consonant letter. Each unit contains a cut-and-paste activity that introduces a consonant sound and three activity pages that reinforce reading readiness skills. There is one "Test Your Skills" assessment page for every four consonants introduced. Reading readiness skills practiced include the following: - Phonemic awareness - Vocabulary - Fluency - Comprehension - Visual discrimination Children also develop their fine motor skills by completing the fun activities. Examples of the types of activities are: - Listen...

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Kindergarten provides a one-page story for each letter of the alphabet. For example: A--Any Ants? D--Digging G--Good and Bad N--The New One P--In a Puddle W--Waffle Wagon Activity pages include listening for beginning sounds, matching words and pictures, cut-and-paste activities, sentence completion, and following directions.

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 1 provides 14 motivating stories. For example: - Dad and I - Who Can Fix It? - The Missing Mitten - George Washington's Barn Activity pages include a comprehension page and a word family page for each story; rhyming, sequencing, beginning and ending sounds; word meaning; word searches; crossword puzzles; and other appropriate skills.

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 2 provides 15 motivating stories. For example: - "Peanut Butter" - "The Case of the Missing Apples" - "The Ugly Duckling" - "Elephants" - "A Visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium" Activity pages include: - comprehension questions - a vocabulary exercise - a sequencing activity for every story Other skills addressed include the following: - word families - phonetic elements - synonyms & antonyms - alphabetical order - contractions

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example: Fiction Stories: - "Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat" - "The Three Sillies" - "An Oregon Trail Diary" Nonfiction Stories: - "Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins" - "Grandma Moses" - "Go Fly a Kite

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 5 provides 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example: Fiction Stories: - "The Tiger and the Jackals" - "Old Bragwynn the Pirate" - "How Shalbus Egbert Bested the Bear " Nonfiction Stories: - "Tracking Tornadoes" - "Silkworms" - "Joy Adamson: Living with Lions" Activity pages include: - comprehension questions - a vocabulary exercise for every story Other skills addressed include the following: - critical thinking - interpreting graphic information - reading with expression, - analyzing characters

Each unit in Spell & Write, Kindergarten is built around a short-vowel word family. A story introduces three word-family spelling words. The spelling words are practiced on a variety of ways in eight spelling and writing activity pages. The short vowel families in Spell & Write, Kindergarten are -at, -op, -in, -un, -en, -an, -ot, -ig, -et, -ed, -ug, and -it. Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test and answer questions about the spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills presented in the unit.

Each of the 12 units in Spell & Write, Grade 2 is introduced by a story that establishes the unit theme and features some of the ten spelling words. Students are then presented with eight activity pages that provide meaningful spelling and writing practice, centering on the unit's theme. Activities may include practice with: - grammar and punctuation rules - vocabulary exercises - creative writing - and much more Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test, edit a sentence, and answer questions about the skills presented in the unit.

Each of the 12 units in Spell & Write, Grade 3 is introduced by a story that establishes the unit theme and features some of the ten spelling words. Students are then presented with eight activity pages that provide meaningful spelling and writing practice, centering on the unit's theme. Activities may include practice with: - grammar and punctuation rules - vocabulary exercises - creative writing - and much more Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test, edit a sentence, and answer questions about the skills presented in the unit.

Each of the 12 units in Spell & Write, Grade 4 is introduced by a story that establishes the unit theme and features some of the twelve spelling words. Students are then presented with eight activity pages that provide meaningful spelling and writing practice centering on the unit theme. Activities may include practice with: - grammar and punctuation rules - vocabulary exercises - creative writing - and much more Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test, edit a sentence, and answer questions about the skills presented in the unit.