But when we look back and see that Calkins (and others) actively discouraged us from teaching phonemic awareness, to minimize the teaching of "low-level skills," and to believe that magic would unfold for our students if we simply inspired them to *want* to read and write...
@FaithBorkowsky@natwexler I’m so confused? When did Emily ever say this was all inclusive? She is bringing the issues to light in a way that many others haven’t done. It’s accessible. And it’s a starting point for people who have been living and breathing balanced literacy to see where it’s going wrong.
@ehanford@C_E_Winter I believe I didn’t know because of money, systemic issues in education, pride and egos. I’m still mad I didn’t know & have made it my mission to share as much as I can with others.