Here Comes Silent E - Step into Reading Author:Anna Jane Hays Research shows that early instruction in phonics is the first step to reading success. Well, here “e” comes! This Step 2 Phonics Reader uses rhyme and visual clues to illustrate the important concept of the “silent e”—personified here in our main character! — Anna Jane Hays is a former editorial director and child de... more »velopment specialist for The Children’s Television Workshop. She lives in Santa Fe, NM.« less