The fun activities in the 12 colorful themed units help children practice important reading readiness skills.

Each unit in is built around a short-vowel word family and includes:

• An alphabet story to help children connect letters and sounds
• Vocabulary and comprehension activity pages to help children recognize and match letters
• Fine motor skills activity pages to help develop writing skills
• Test your skills activity pages to check children's understanding

Reading readiness skills practiced include:

• Word families
• Vocabulary development
• Visual discrimination

Activities include practice of short vowel families such as: -at, -op, -in, -un, -en, -an, -ot, -ig, -et, -ed, -ug, and -it

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

• How to Use directions for teaching language
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions with writing graphic organizers and language journals
• Extension activities that include fun language games and writing activities
• Visual aids that include printable word lists and study cards for difficult spelling patterns

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