This book contains more than 200 one-page exercises designed to give adults practice in basic reading and handwriting skills. The exercises are arranged according to the areas with which they deal: visual discrimination; letter recognition; manuscript practice and sequence; script practice; numeral writing; initial consonants; final consonants; phonics definitions and rules; short vowels; long vowels; "y" as a vowel; regular double vowels; diphthongs and irregular double vowels; the sound of "s" as "z"; the sounds of "g,""k," and "c"; "r"-controlled vowels; blends; digraphs; silent consonants; and syllables. Other exercises provide practice for learning about days and months; punctuating the names of streets, cities, and states; dictionary skills; writing personal and business letters; reading recipes; reading instructions for home repair, home appliances, and automobiles; using general reference books and encyclopedias; and understanding traffic signs. (GW)