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        &lt;p&gt;Schools around the country are changing the way they teach reading. And that is having major consequences for people who sold the flawed theory we investigated in Sold a Story. But Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell are fighting back — and fighting to stay relevant. And so are organizations that promoted their work: The Reading Recovery Council of North America and the publisher, Heinemann.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-lesley-university?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;Two universities stick with a discredited idea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; -  &lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2024/04/04/sold-a-story-e9-the-aftermath?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;Transcript of this episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; -  &lt;a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default"&gt;Donate to APM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; -  &lt;a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;soldastory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story" class="default"&gt;soldastory.org/extracredit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Sold a Story

APM Reports

9: The Aftermath

APR 4, 202427 MIN
Sold a Story

9: The Aftermath

APR 4, 202427 MIN

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<p>Schools around the country are changing the way they teach reading. And that is having major consequences for people who sold the flawed theory we investigated in Sold a Story. But Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell are fighting back — and fighting to stay relevant. And so are organizations that promoted their work: The Reading Recovery Council of North America and the publisher, Heinemann.</p><br/><p><strong>Read: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-lesley-university?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">Two universities stick with a discredited idea</a></p><br/><p> -  <a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2024/04/04/sold-a-story-e9-the-aftermath?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">Transcript of this episode</a><br> -  <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default">Donate to APM</a><br> -  <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>