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Literacy skills

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A Free Calendar for You!

June 13, 2016 new at pioneer valley books uncategorized

Wow, June is already breezing past us! It seems like it just began. How is it already the 13th? If you’re as shocked to hear about today’s date as I am, then maybe you need this free calendar we’ve...

It’s Summer, and We’ve Got Free Books for You!

June 8, 2016 bookbuilder new at pioneer valley books uncategorized

Every month, we create two free, printable books and make them downloadable via our BookBuilder Online. For June, both of our stories are about summer fun! Our first story is “I Love the Beach.” (...

Hi, my name is Michèle Dufresne. Welcome to my teaching blog! I am passionate about helping children learn to read. I am an author, educational consultant, literacy specialist, and former Reading Recovery Teacher Leader. I have cowrittten with Jan Richarson the best-selling book The Next Step Forward in Word Study and Phonics and the Literacy Footprints Guided Reading System and have authored over 800 titles for young readers, including the ever-popular Bella and Rosie stories and many of the titles in the Explore the World nonfiction series.