While continuing to offer beginning readers fun and support as they learn to read, the two new levels of this teacher-tested, parent-approved, loved-by-kids reading program build skills and encourage children. Once young readers have completed levels one through five, they will be ready for the gradual increase in complexity of levels six and seven. A parent is usually a child"s first and most influential teacher. As parents become more and more involved in helping to teach their children to read, Houghton Mifflin is proud to offer a hands-on way to supplement children"s classroom learning. The AlphaKids Readers provide at-home skill-building activities and exercises that allow parents to support and challenge their children as they learn to read.