The Complete Book of Reading, Grades 5-6

McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing, 2002. - 352 pages.The Complete Book Series provide hundreds of worksheets and activities covering different aspects of reading. Each book is broken up into three sections: phonics, grammar and writing, and reading comprehension. These are then divided into dozens of subgroups, providing practice with every area of reading imaginable. Compound words, synonyms, short and long vowels, homophones, types of sentences, story elements, and much more are included. The colorful worksheets feature exercises such as sequencing, multiple choice, short-answer, following directions, writing words, and cut and fold books to help children understand the different aspects of reading while they practice reading different styles of writing. Many writing skills are covered as well, since reading and writing go hand in hand.<br/> A step-by-step approach throughout the books builds one skill at a time and exercises get progressively more challenging throughout.<br/> Essential instruction in different categories of reading is given with a variety of exercises that will build students’ reading skills.