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    4: The Superstar

    4: The Superstar

    FromSold a Story

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    4: The Superstar

    FromSold a Story

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    Length:
    33 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 3, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Teachers sing songs about Teachers College Columbia professor Lucy Calkins. She’s 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?
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    Released:
    Nov 3, 2022
    Format:
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