Each unit contains a cut-and-paste activity that introduces a consonant sound and three activity pages that reinforce reading readiness skills. There is one "Test Your Skills" assessment page for every four consonants introduced.

Reading readiness skills practiced include the following:

• Phonemic awareness
• Vocabulary
• Fluency
• Comprehension
• Visual discrimination

Children also develop their fine motor skills by completing the fun activities.

Activities include:

• Listen for the Sound
• Rhyming
• Trace and Match
• Same or Different?
• Cut and Paste
• Dot-to-Dot
• What Will Happen Next?

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