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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anyone going to post any actual information or research here? It’s impossible to tell whether these posters are just spouting off or there is some actual validity to these claims that it’s so terrible and yet the majority of arlington elementary schools use it. That doesn’t seem to add up. [/quote]

I can share my anecdata.Two kids.

Older one started reading long before Kindergarten, it just clicked and made sense from a very early age for DC1. Got to K and flourished with the Lucy Caulkins workshop, so I assumed all was good. What I know now is that it’s a great program for advanced readers, because they can move at their own pace, choose more difficult books, books of interest, etc.

Younger one had no interest in learning to read, but loves books and being read to. Attended high quality preschool, but it still didn’t click. The LC workshop model has been a disaster for DC2. DC2 has absolutely no idea what to do when encountering a new word, and uses all the bad strategies of a struggling reader (looking at the picture, guessing based on the first letter, etc.). Luckily our school is one that’s doing the good phonics program, and DC2 really needs it. DC2 is very far behind her peers who were reading prior to K, and has made very little progress beyond memorizing easy sight words. DC2 needs phonics and to learn how the parts of words come together to make sounds. It’s really depressing that I had to go out and buy workbooks and spend time over the summer trying to remediate their mistake. DC2 is really embarrassed about reading in front of peers because DC2’s deficits are pretty evident now that they are a little older.
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I’m the pp who asked and appreciate hearing your experience! [/quote]

I'm assuming the pissed off posters had children who had trouble learning to read. I'm one of them. I have one who learned to read at 4 and is above grade level and another who has dyslexia. APS can do far better for all and the LC program serves only the 50% who could learn via any method....like mine. I do appreciate the poster who was thoughtful and not hostile. I"m not there yet.[/quote]

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