The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, prefixes, contractions, possessives, syllabication, word meaning, similes, vocabulary in content areas, analogies, and idioms); study skills (including dictionary skills, using an encyclopedia and index, reading a map, reading a time line, reading a graph, and outlining); comprehension (including reading in the content areas of social studies, science, mathematics, and literature); and oral and silent reading. Activities are presented in order of difficulty within each general area. A controlled vocabulary, which is representative of basal readers used by the average fourth grader, is used in the workbook; an answer key is provided. (SG)