This research-based series is a sure-fire way to improve fluency and comprehension. Simple sentences and short, easy-to-read paragraphs are paired with compelling illustrations for a strong picture-text correspondence. Age-appropriate topics and a controlled vocabulary motivate students and help ensure success. Follow-up activites focus on specific reading skills such as finding the main idea, making inferences, reading for details, locating information, using context clues, and more. The activities featured utilize the direct approach fluency formula: read and re-read decodable words in connected text. 104 pages each.