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Our 5-year-old daughter (kindergartener) had problems sounding words out, so I purchased this book for its short reading passages and follow-up comprehension questions. The readings are theme-based. Each week there is a different theme. Around that theme, there are 3-4 short paragraphs plus a writing prompt. Each short paragraph then becomes the daily reading. The short paragraphs are usually composed of 3-4 sentences and followed by 4 questions related to the topic. We usually do this daily practice within 30 minutes -- not too long nor too short -- and it improves my daughter's literacy significantly. I absolutely love the scaffolding this book provides! Another point to love this book is that although pictures are sometimes provided in this book, they are not too many like the other A-level reading books, which impedes the readers from trying to sound the words out by the alphabets, not the pictures. My daughter tends to look at the pictures and guesses the words without trying to pronounce them by phonics. The text-focused style pushes her to pay more attention to the words themselves and thereby boost her literacy. Now she enjoys sounding out any words in sight! Yay!!