#TCRWP Some very thoughtful responses to the NYT article!
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Read this thread.
nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opi…
Read this thread.
Calkins & her staff have advocated teaching phonics for many years, and I don’t know of a school working with Professor Calkins that doesn’t incorporate phonics instruction into its literacy program. Elizabeth Phillips
But research suggests that phonics alone is not the answer, and a program that balances that with instruction in comprehension strategies, vocabulary development and developing a love of reading is essential. Elizabeth Phillips
Both a phonics program & a balanced literacy program are crucial 4 reading & writing success.4 children in pre-K-2, the greater emphasis should be on phonics, but should not exclude exposure to a strong literacy program, which introduces the love of reading. Athena Galitsis
Learning to read is complex. It’s the educator’s job to combine rote skill-based learning with Lucy Calkins & her team’s beautiful curriculum, “Units of Study,” allowing children to take ownership of the process. Lori Ash
The American Institute of Research devoted years to a careful, objective study of 229 schools and found that schools using the Reading and Writing Project’s curriculum outperformed similar schools that used other curriculums. Liz Phillips readingandwritingproject.org/blog/american-…
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