[Skyhorse Publishing] What do children love? Minecraft! What will make them love reading? Learning it with Minecraft! NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG. This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first and second grade reading skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated and high-interest practice pages and reading comprehension passages use diamond swords, potions, skeletons, zombies, and creepers to add an element of excitement to reading time. They will practice all of the reading skills they need in school, including: Grade 1: - Phonics: Beginning and ending sounds, blends and digraphs, and long and short vowel sounds - Recognizing and reading common sight words - Parts of speech and sentence structure - Basic reading comprehension - Reading with fluency Grade 2: - Vocabulary and spelling pr