Reading lessons leap off the page in Buckle Down's reading series covering the 2003 Arkansas English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Grades 3-8. Students receive reading instruction and review 100% aligned to Arkansas Student Learning Expectations to help them master the Benchmark Exam. Each lesson contains reading tips and informational sidebars.

• Two external practice tests are included for easy pretesting and posttesting.
• Includes references to Arkansas environment, places, and history.
• Practice tests include four reading passages followed by multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
• "Benchmark Exam Practice" at the end of each lesson is matched in format and style to the test.

Every student book comes with a FREE Form A Practice Test (pretest) and Form B Practice Test (posttest).