Help children improve their reading skills with this engaging full-color workbook!

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 6+ includes 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories followed by activity pages that practice a variety of reading skills.

Fiction stories include:



"Hercules and the Many-Headed Hydra"
"A Clever Jester Fools a King"
"The Sausage"

Nonfiction stories include:



"The Terra Cotta Warriors: An Army of Clay"
"Animal Partnerships"
"Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary Soldier"

Activity pages include:



comprehension questions
a vocabulary exercise for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:



interpreting graphic information
using a dictionary
summarizing

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:



How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabulary
Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
Teaching suggestions for analyzing texts
Extension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning

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