Specific Skill Series has been proven to build comprehension skills successfully for more than 25 years. Students who have mastered certain key comprehension skills can use reading as a springboard to broader academic success. This complete reading comprehension program has provided the extensive practice necessary for mastery. The Fifth Edition of Specific Skills Series uses updated reading selections and contemporary artwork to build nine essential skills: Working Within Words Using the Context Getting the Facts Drawing Conclusions Identifying Inferences Following Directions Locating the Answer Getting the Main Idea Detecting the Sequence The combination of short reading passages selected to capture student interest, followed by consistently formatted exercise questions, promotes rapid skill acquisition.