Experts say widely used reading curriculum is failing kids

APM Reports - Emily Hanford

A first of its kind review finds Lucy Calkins' materials don't align with the science of reading.

Most Americans have likely never heard of Lucy Calkins, but their children's teachers probably have. Calkins, a professor of education at Columbia University, has created one of the nation's most widely used reading instruction programs, and, according to a groundbreaking new report, the program is deeply flawed.