ABSTRACT
Many publishers of reading materials provide additional workbooks to reinforce the vocabulary that has been covered in a particular book. Although they are sometimes a useful resource, workbooks do not necessarily fit the learning needs of the individual child. They do not always provide sufficient repetition. Most important, these workbooks do not on their own enhance reading and writing skills as children will benefit only if there is sufficient opportunity to read the text with the teacher, the parent or another child. Without that active learning, many of the tasks in the workbooks may demand nothing more than visual matching and copying, and amount to a time-filling occupation.
