Ladders to Learning Series-Reading and Phonics (Second Edition) is designed to further develop the pupils’ skill to read words, phrases, and sentences and to introduce words with double consonants, consonant blends, consonant-diagraphs, and words with long vowel sounds. After the pupils have learned the words, they are introduced to phrases and sentences and finally to paragraphs or stories. Moreover, the worktext develops pupils’ vocabulary words, reading fluency, and comprehension skills. Through creative exercises such as dialogues, the repetitive task of learning how to read becomes fascinating as well as masterful.