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Out of the many comprehension workbooks I have used and reviewed, this series is my personal favorite. It contains great variety in subject matter and excellent thinking questions. Before reading each of the 31 reading selections per book, a short introduction gives a little background information and states the reading skill to be emphasized. Selections include pieces on general topics, mathematics, philosophy, literature, science, social studies, logic and thinking, language, and the arts. Because this is a secular program, you may choose to preview some of the reading selections, particularly in the upper grades. Following the selections are questions which require students to find the main idea, identify sequence, draw conclusions, make assumptions, match vocabulary words to meanings, and identify and interpret facts. Although this series is my favorite, our children are not as certain, since these books really made them think. Small teacher’s keys contain solutions to the lessons.

Customer Review

 
Katrena R. from Cameron Park, CA wrote the following on 11/12/2010:
I started using this program with my daughter and absolutely loved it and for the cost it was more than worth it. I loved how it was laid out and how the subject matter intertwined with other subjects we were working on. I found things in reading these that I didn't know. The reading starts short in the early editions and get longer as the kids get older and ask questions and has an activity at the end. Love the layout! My daughter and I would just discuss the questions and she would do an activity on her own. We did almost three books a school year we did so well with them.