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Teachers sing songs about Lucy Calkins. The longtime professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College is 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?  Read: Transcript of this episode Watch: The story behind Sold a Story Support: Donate to APM Reports More: soldastory.org En español: soldastory.es  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 soldastory.org/extracredit.

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  The Problem

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  The Idea

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  The Battle

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  The Company

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  The Reckoning

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  Your Words

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  The Impact

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  The Aftermath

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  The Details

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  The podcast that's changing education

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  Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

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  Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

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  At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

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  What the Words Say

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  Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard?