Reading Skills: Grade 2 (Flash Kids Harcourt Family Learning) Paperback – July 19, 2004

I love this book. My child is 6 and going into 2nd grade and I already purchased grade 3 and 4.I purchased grade 1 and paired it with 180 days of reading for 1st grade and my daughter reading skills grew without any struggle and little effort. She works in the book almost daily.I cannot express all of my gratitude to the other parents that left reviews and made YouTube videos about this book.I wasted so much money on other books that didn’t work. But now, I have found the perfect set of books. They also include Spectrum phonics workbooks, 180 days of spelling and word study and word study for struggling readers.My little one is now on level 3 readers and I just purchased 10 level 4 readers. I’m thinking about getting a kindle for her 7th birthday next year so we can download books.

I’m using these books for my daughter’s homeschool curriculum and we are both very pleased with them. She’s doing the reading, writing, spelling and language arts books and I feel like together they make for a well rounded language art program.I considered buying the complete curriculum instead of the individual books, but I didn’t need math and I read some reviews that said the complete curriculum was too big to use. It is true! I recently saw these in a store and was so glad I went with the individual books.Reading is my daughter’s favorite. She picks to do it first everyday. The stories are fun and educational, so not only is her reading improving, she is also learning about a wide variety of topics (history, science, etc.).

Harcourt Family Learning is my favorite workbook brand. They are such a wonderful resource. We use their reading skills and writing skills in our homeschool. I love the simple layout and the pages aren’t so busy that the kids get overwhelmed. These would be wonderful for a supplement for any child who needs a little something more.

These books make a great and fun addition to our homeschool curriculum. The stories are educational and interesting - covering a variety of topics from movie stunts to making rose beads. My daughter likes the books so much she asks to do them. While reading Skills 1 was simple stories with general questions about understanding - this book involves more detailed tasks like sequencing and cause and effect and such. The reading offers just enough of a challenge. For the price, I think we'll always keep these on hand. We use Reading Skills, Writing Skills, and Language Arts. If you're a homeschooler, pick one up. If you aren't, it might be a great summer practice book to keep kids reading.

I started homeschooling my 1st and 2nd graders this year and I wasn't happy with my "English" curriculum so bought the Language Arts, Writing Skills and Reading Skills for both grades. Not only do I love them but the kids really do enjoy them...really! They actually cheer when I tell them it's time to pull out the books! My 1st grader has gone from what I would call a sub-standard reading level to doing so well that he finished his 1st grade book and wanted to start the 2nd grade book! The lessons are short, have great pictures and easy directions. The stories all have memory skills, some have life lessons, others are just silly. The lesson usually entails a story, then some questions, word/definition match game, and a couple other activities. I am very happy with this series and will be using it for years to come. The only suggestion I would have to the company would be to allow more writing space. Kids at this age write large letters and there is never enough room to fit it all.

I bought grade 1 and We loved it.This grade is just perfect after 1.The stories are great for anyone and some are funny.Some are short and a few are longer with questions afterwards.we homeschool and we love these book series. The reading is the best.The book is divided into 6 units, and each unit divided into 8 lessons with a final writing roundup. The pages are perforated for easy removing in case you want to take the answers pages off if your child does the book alone.

my daughter is 7 years old and loves reading for pleasure. But I want her to practice reading in a more mindful way. This book has several units and each contains a few lessons, so kids can learn to pay attention to sequence, context, etc. She enjoy reading the short paragraghes and doing the quizs afterwards. And she usually got one or two answers wrong here and there, but now she could get all right answers since she understood using the context to find relevant answers. She also enoy the content presented through the reading materials and learned quite a few facts she never knew before.

Perfect for whole or small group instruction. I've used the third grade version for 6 years. I loved it so much that when I switched to second grade I bought the second grade version. I highly recommend this product.