Step into Reading Phonics First Steps, Set 1

“We now know–because science tells us–what teaching methods are most effective. The basics work. Reading programs that include phonics and phonemic awareness work.”–Remarks by Mrs. Laura Bush on” Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers at the House Education and Workforce Committee, March 14, 2002

JENNIFER LIBERTS is the author of numerous children’s books, many in the Step Into Reading line, including Phonics Patrol (Paw Patrol) Boxed Set; Go, Go, Cars!; Go, Go, Trucks!, and many more. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Agoura, California. She has a BA in English literature from California State University, an MFA in poetry from Columbia University, and an MSW from Portland State University. She has worked as a children’s book editor, an English teacher, an independent bookseller, and social worker. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her three book-loving children, and an orange cat named Chuck.