Easy to use, Making the Grade Reading for Grade 2 will reinforce your child’s early reading skills. Designed to match state learning standards, this workbook provides practice for these basic skills: phonics, compound words, contractions, and reading comprehension. Using a simple approach, this reading comprehension book for second grade will help your child learn, practice, apply, and master basic reading skills. Making the Grade Reading workbooks will immerse your child in appealing, colorful activities while providing quick practice to support a strong foundation in reading. With the Making the Grade series, you can be certain that you’ll choose the ideal workbook for your child. Each 48-page workbook in the Making the Grade series is full of standards-based activities to reinforce the skills your child is learning in the classroom. Featuring clear and understandable instructions and an answer key, the series allows your child to practice skills independently. The series offers grade-specific titles for these main school subject areas: Reading (PK-Grade 5), Math (PK-Grade 5), Basic Skills (PK-Grade 2), and Handwriting (K-Grade 5)