The firm's software is called the Soliloquy Reading Assistant. The Reading Assistant software was acquired by Scientific Learning in 2008. In 2013, : she published what is probably her best-known book, "ABC Foundations For Young Children", in which she presented evidence proof that most American children finishing first-grade still can't name and write all of the alphabet letters. Her other books include the landmark book, "Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print" (1990). Adams was cited in the 2001 "Politics of Education Yearbook" as one of the five most influential people in the national reading policy arena (McDaniel et al., 2001). She is the recipient of the American Educational Research Association's Sylvia Scribner Award for outstanding research. Adams, M. J. (1990). Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Adams, M. J., Foorman, B. R., Lundberg, I., & Beeler, T. (1998). Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. http://products.brookespublishing.com/ABC-Foundations-for-Young-Children-P637.aspx 3. Foorman, B.R., Francis, D.J., Fletcher, J.M., Schatschneider, C., and Mehta, P. (1998). The role of instruction in learning to read: Preventing reading failure in at-risk children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 90, 37-55. McDaniel, J.E., Sims, C.H., & Miskel, C.G. (2001). The National Reading Policy Arena: Policy actors and perceived Influence. Educational Policy, 15, 92-114. National Reading Panel (2000). Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Research Council. (1998). Preventing reading difficulties in young children. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. http://products.brookespublishing.com/ABC-Foundations-for-Young-Children-P637.aspx