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[quote=Anonymous]Agree 100%.  My kids were in an anti-phonics pro-Lucy caulkins dcps where it was all about the “joy” of reading without any focus on how to make sure kids were actually learning to read.  Mine, fortunately, eventually picked it up and are strong readers now.  Probably due in part to how we approached reading g at home.  But they never learned what I would call “advanced” phonics where trr he ey Kearney the rules about how to know if the vowel sound is long or short, for example, and it still impacts their drilling in middle school.

My bigger concern with Lucy calikns, which wax nut addressed in sold a story (although I wish for a sequel!) is how she addresses writing.  It is the same “magic” BS where if you “love” writing you will figure out grammar, essay structure, etc., just by reading a lot (which ironically is not taught either).  It is a hot mess.  Ask a lot of questions if your school is one of those that has the freedom to deviate from a phonics curriculum (this is the case for some dcps). [/quote]

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