The Boston Globe and APM Reports:
Karrie Conley is one of the lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Heinemann, an educational publishing company. The lawsuit claims that Heinemann's reading curriculum made it harder for two of her daughters to learn how to read. (Liz Linder/APM Reports)
Karrie Conley and Michele Hudak filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the educational publisher Heinemann and three of its best-selling authors promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products that made it harder for their children to learn to read.
My thoughts:
These two mothers are misdirecting their efforts. As I’ve stated numerous times on my blog and social media, the root issue lies in how teachers are instructing letter sounds. When curious children encounter incorrect sounds and struggle to blend letters, they often disengage from the reading process. This challenge can be easily addressed through screening for incoming first graders. By providing interventions for children who have been taught the wrong sounds, we can significantly reduce, if not eliminate, the number of students leaving school unable to read. LINK
