The Skill Sharpeners: Reading series contains engaging full-color stories followed by activity pages that cover a variety of reading skills. Colorful illustrations and activity pages are bright and cheery; stories are fun and cross genres. Through reading, children will learn about recalling story details, sequencing events, predicting outcomes, reading with expression, reading with accuracy, using picture clues, understanding word meanings, blending words, writing creatively, categorizing, and more. 144 non-reproducible pages, softcover. Answer key included with reduced full-color student pages with the correct answers overlaid. Grade 1.