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Groundwork for College Reading with Phonics, the most basic book in the acclaimed Ten Steps Reading Series, has just been published in a new fifth edition. Featuring major chapter additions, freshened content, and enhanced visual appeal, this revised edition of Groundwork for College Reading with Phonics is ideal for students and adult learners in a very basic developmental reading or ESL course.

Teacher's materials for Girls Like Me, the twenty-first novel in the acclaimed Bluford Series, have been published! They are included free of charge with any purchase of the two-volume Teacher's Guide to the Bluford Series. They can also be downloaded free of charge from the Learning Center. Learn more about the Bluford Series here. 

See Dr. Judy Nadell, creator of The King School Series, and meet the lively cast of characters that make this collection of leveled books so much fun for beginning readers in grades K-2. View the King School Kids here.

A 50 KW solar array rests on the roof of the Townsend Press Book Center. This array converts sunlight into electricity, supplying about 85% of the company's electrical needs.  

SEG Measurement, an independent research firm, announced the completion of a study of nearly 800 reading students in two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide. Researchers found that students in classes using the Ten Steps Reading Series from Townsend Press showed greater improvement in reading than students in classes using other leading developmental reading textbooks.