Explore the path to an exciting new world of reading with realistic fiction, poems, Scripture reading, and animal tales in Abeka’s Stepping Stones. This is the third book (1c) in the Abeka Reading Program for grade 1. Each of the nine books gradually advances your child’s reading skills per his phonics instruction. This book helps your child practice recognizing and applying phonics sounds from Basic Phonics Charts 8–9. His reading skills will be strengthened as he reads two-syllable words and compound words and is introduced to suffixes such as –ing and –ed. The comprehension questions at the end of various selections help you know that your child is reading for meaning. Special comprehension questions marked with an asterisk challenge your child to consider the material and draw conclusions from it, expanding his reasoning skills. Additional comprehension questions are also available in the Teacher Edition or Reading 1 Answer Key. Your first grader will soon discover what a delight it is to read! Gr. 1.