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      <image:caption>Frank Laubach the Visionary Maker of Alphabets</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Peter and June Watt were the original publishers of Alpha-Phonics, other books by Samuel Blumenfeld, and a random collection of home-school text books and guides. They also published the Blumenfeld Education Letter. These photos are screenshots from some of their Homemade Marketing Videos (circa 2011), retrieved online February 27, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/@paradigmcoidaho</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From The National Literacy Institute Website (Literacy Statistics 2024-2025 - Where are we now? Retrieved online Oct. 27, 2024)</image:caption>
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