Book excerpt: High-Interest Skill Building for Home and School! Strong skill instruction with 100 easy-to-use activities and tips that help make practice independent. This book also features scaffolded instruction for immediate independent reading ,review pages at the end of each unit that offer mixed-skill practice,"Take a Test Drive" pages that provide test-taking practice ,a fun puzzle at the end of each unit to reward success ,a tracking sheet that gives students a sense of accomplishment.