"Teach children to read with comics! Kids will love these laugh-out-loud books with very easy text in speech balloons. They'll adore the zany cast of characters-- monsters, owls, robots, mice, pigs, talking pumpkins, and more! This fun set, correlated with guided reading levels A & B, is packed with 20 just-right titles. A great, giggle-fueled way to boost essential literacy!"--Back cover.

Parents and early childhood teachers know that reading aloud to children is important, but the specific things that adults do while reading with children that make reading a powerful way to improve children's language, vocabulary, and early literacy skills can remain a mystery.

"Early Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: ; Participates in conversation ; Asks questions to clarify uncertainty ; Understands the organization of print ; Distinguishes long versus short vowel words ; Writes text with simple facts ; Begins to spell long vowel words with patterns."-- Enjoy this vocabulary, spelling, and word association game that stimulates lateral thinking and sharpens creative problem-solving...

"These award-winning games, challenges, and learning tools will help kids learn all about animals while developing a strong foundation of skills needed throughout preschool. This pack includes apps that have won industry awards including Academics' Choice, Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice, and Mom's Choice. Develop creativity and imagination; Define and describe challenging words; Advance reading and writing skills; Solve puzzles."--

"Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Asks questions to confirm understanding ; Knows letter sounds ; Identifies patterns of text with picture support ; Recognizes basic sight words ; Spells short vowel words and blends ; Uses drawing, dictating, and writing to compose text."-- Children will learn phonetic awareness, beginning consonant sounds, and to recognize and write both lowercase and uppercase letters. Children...

"Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Asks questions to confirm understanding ; Knows letter sounds ; Identifies patterns of text with picture support ; Recognizes basic sight words ; Spells short vowel words and blends ; Uses drawing, dictating, and writing to compose text."-- Short Vowels Word Study helps kids learn from different spelling patterns like CVC words and CVC words with blends and diagraphs....

"Early Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: ; Participates in conversation ; Asks questions to clarify uncertainty ; Understands the organization of print ; Distinguishes long versus short vowel words ; Writes text with simple facts ; Begins to spell long vowel words with patterns."-- This story comes to life with rich illustrations and touch-screen interactions that keep children engaged while learning!...

Deep inside the Storybook Factory, where pictures, words, and imagination bring stories to life, Tad, Lily, Casey, and Dot decide to put a few new twists on a classic tale. The result is a fun-filled adventure that turns reading into a delightful game! Special features include sing-along songs to help little ones learn, complete with a string of read-along words that run across the screen.

"Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Can recount a story with descriptive detail ; Asks for clarification when needed ; Starting to decode unknown long vowel words ; Reads text with accuracy ; Writes using a topic ; Will spell more complex, long vowel words."-- For more than 65 years, Highlights for Children has been helping kids become their best selves through Fun with a Purpose" magazines, games, books,...

"Pre-Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Forms 3 to 4 word sentences ; Can talk and carry on conversations ; Continues to grow vocabulary ; Listens to stories, simple songs, and nursery rhymes ; Recognizes letters ; Can write letters ; Knows most letter sounds. "-- Fun and educational games for toddlers and kids. 11 games in one! Colorful graphics, animal sound effects, helpful voice narrating, and lots...