Skill Sharpeners Reading series contains engaging full-color stories followed by activity pages that practice a variety of reading skills. Skill Sharpeners Reading is designed to help your child improve their reading skills.

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:

Fiction Stories:

• "Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat"
• "The Three Sillies"  
• "An Oregon Trail Diary"

Nonfiction Stories:

• "Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins"
• "Grandma Moses"
• "Go Fly a Kite"                                     

Activity pages include:

• comprehension questions
• a vocabulary exercise
• a sequencing activity for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:

• main idea
• parts of speech
• synonyms & antonyms
• alphabetical order
• contractions
• prefixes and suffixes