The Advantage Reading Series helps prepare children to become lifelong readers. It offers strong skill instruction along with motivational features in an easy-to-use format. As outlined in the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act, a research-based reading curriculum should include five key components:

• phonemic awareness
• phonics
• vocabulary development
• reading fluency
• reading comprehension

This series addresses each of these essential components while offering students opportunities to read and interact with a variety of reading genres, including both fiction and nonfiction.

Skill Review and Reinforcement
If you choose a grade-level book equal to the grade your child is currently in or has just finished, use the book to:

• reinforce skills being taught in the classroom throughout the year
• keep your child's skills fresh over the summer

Extra Challenge and Enrichment
If you choose a grade level book beyond the grade your child is currently in or has just finished, use the book to:

• provide enrichment and an extra challenge during the school year
• give your child a summer preview of what's to come in school next year

Whether you use this resource for your child to practice familiar skills or to learn new ones, the extra advantage will make a difference!