What do children love? Minecraft! What will make them love reading? Learning it with Minecraft! 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 soundsRecognizing and reading common sight wordsParts of speech and sentence structureBasic reading comprehensionReading with fluencyGrade 2: Vocabulary and spelling practicePart of speech and sentence structureDeepening reading comprehension: Reading for main ideas and details and Identifying cause and effectReading with fluencySkip to the pages that suit your child's needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page-it's up to you! As the workbook progresses, the activities become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building reading adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Reading Success for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational-and is just what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!