Your increasingly independent reader will enjoy the stories and activities while extending literacy skills. The stories, concepts and skills are Canadian content, grade appropriate and aligned to the Canadian Language Arts curriculum. This resource consists of two parts: Section 1: Reading Skills Uses Canadian content for all stories and activities; Offers reading experiences in a variety of genres: fiction, non-fiction; Provides a variety of activities that are based on skills in the Canadian curriculum; Extends the stories with real life applications; Answer Key to make checking answers quick and easy. Section 2: Grammar and Writing Skills. Activities to practice and reinforce vocabulary development, spelling, grammar, punctuation and creative writing; Skills are based on the Canadian curriculum ; Answer Key to make checking answers quick and simple