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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Good afternoon and Happy February,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I hear that the Groundhog saw his shadow, so this cold Maine winter isn’t quite over yet!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The most recent draft of the Maine Literacy Playbook is available. If you would like to review and offer feedback for this iteration, please see the most recent version of the Playbook here:
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/literacy">https://www.maine.gov/doe/literacy</a>. You can also access the survey link from this same page. For those who have offered feedback, thank you, and please know you can continue to review new drafts and offer additional
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Also, this year’s Read to ME Challenge kicked off today and lasts all month! We hope you join us in celebrating the importance of reading to children. To learn more about The Read to Me Challenge and how you
can participate, visit The Maine DOE newsroom: <a href="https://mainedoenews.net/2026/01/09/get-ready-for-the-11th-annual-read-to-me-challenge-in-february/">
https://mainedoenews.net/2026/01/09/get-ready-for-the-11th-annual-read-to-me-challenge-in-february/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Stay warm and have a wonderful February! Don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can do to support your work as you approach the 100<sup>th</sup> day of school and dig in for those final 80 days!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Be well,<br>
Dee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Danielle M. Saucier, M.Ed. Literacy Specialist</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Inclusive Education Literacy Specialist & Dyslexia Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Email</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">: </span><a href="mailto:danielle.m.saucier@maine.gov"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:none">danielle.m.saucier@maine.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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