<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't she know that scientific research contradicted reading strategies she promoted?</p><br/><p><strong>Read: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2022/11/03/sold-a-story-e4-the-superstar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">Transcript of this episode</a><br><strong>Support:</strong> <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default">Donate to APM</a><br><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">soldastory.org</a></p><br/><p>Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at <a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story" class="default">soldastory.org/extracredit</a>.</p>
