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Lucy Caulkins is changing her views on literacy further supporting the theory that beginning readers must focus on phonemic awareness and decoding.

Influential literacy expert Lucy Calkins is changing her views In a major shift, the controversial figure in the fight over how to teach reading now says that beginning readers should focus on sounding out words, according to a document obtained by APM Reports.

It's okay for your children to use their fingers to count.

Using Fingers to Count in Math Class Is Not 'Babyish' Evidence from brain science suggests that using the stigmatized technique is essential for developing mathematical thinking.