Reading comprehension is one of the critical skills students need in order to be successful‎-‎-‎-in school and in life‎.‎ This teacher‎-reviewed‎,‎ standards‎-based series provides the high‎-quality‎,‎ purposeful practice that students need to improve reading comprehension‎.‎ The high‎-interest passages‎-‎-‎-including both fiction and nonfiction‎-‎-‎-capture students‎'‎ interest‎,‎ and the focused activities provide targeted practice opportunities‎.‎ The Resource CD included in the book features interactive whiteboard‎-compatible materials for additional support in building reading comprehension skills‎.‎