<p>Teachers sing songs about Teachers College Columbia professor Lucy Calkins. She’s one of the most influential people in American elementary education today. Her admirers call her books bibles. Why didn&#39;t she know that scientific research contradicted reading strategies she promoted?</p>
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Sold a Story

APM Reports

4: The Superstar

NOV 3, 202233 MIN
Sold a Story

4: The Superstar

NOV 3, 202233 MIN

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Teachers sing songs about Teachers College Columbia professor Lucy Calkins. She’s one of the most influential people in American elementary education today. Her admirers call her books bibles. Why didn't she know that scientific research contradicted reading strategies she promoted?

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