Children must develop both decoding skills (the ability to "sound out" words) and comprehension to become fluent readers. The colorfully illustrated exercises and interesting reading passages in this workbook build reading skills in both critical areas. Skills include comparing and contrasting; making inferences; finding the main idea; predicting; drawing conclusions; rhyming; predicting; classifying; analyzing; evaluating; sequencing order of events; reading comprehension. 64 pages.