74-APM Reports Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode!

The One About…APM Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode!Sold a Story Christopher Peak joins us to discuss his THREE APRIL articles with us about the collapse of literacy giants: Reading Recovery, Lucy Calkins, and Fountas and Pinnell, along with Heinemann Publishing.Christopher Peak Bio:Christopher Peak is an investigative reporter who covers education for APM Reports. He co-reported “Sold a Story,” a podcast about a disproven approach to teaching reading used inmany elementary schools. The series was one of Apple’s most shared podcasts in 2023. It won a DuPont-Columbia, a National Edward R. Murrow Award, an IRE Award, a Third Coast Award andtwo Scripps Howard awards, and it was nominated for a Peabody. Following its release, at least 16 states passed new laws about reading instruction, and school districts nationwide, including New York City, announced they would no longer use programs covered in the podcast. Peakpreviously covered schools for the New Haven Independent. He was a finalist for the EducationWriters Association’s national award for beat reporting, and he won numerous regional awards,including Connecticut SPJ's First Amendment Award. Peak has also written for Nation Swell, the Point Reyes Light, Newsday and the San Francisco Public Press.Christopher Peak APM Reportshttps://www.apmreports.org/profile/christopher-peakApril 4, 2024As states refocus reading instruction, two universities stick with a discredited ideaOther schools are backing away from a disproven theory about how kids learn to read, but programs started by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell train literacy coaches to believe in it.https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-Lesley-UniversityApril 11, 2024Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficultiesas schools around the country are dropping Reading Recovery, the nonprofit that advocates for the tutoring program tapped into its cash reserves to push back against journalists and legislators.https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/11/reading-recovery-financial-difficultiesApril 30, 2024‘Science of reading’ movement spells financial trouble for publisher HeinemannThe educational publisher raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during the 2010sselling reading programs based on a disproven theory. The company now faces financial fallout, as schools ditch its products.https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/30/publisher-heinemann-financial-trouble-science-of-readingFaith Borkowsky’s books:Amazon Author Pagehttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07YM3X395Send us Fan MailDecodify is a supplemental, structured literacy toolkit that allows for reading practice in an engaging, purposeful, and educational format. It helps students unlock the code and own the word. For an exclusive 5 % discount on your decodify purchase  email [email protected] Website:https://www.decodifylearning.com/ Support the showDonate to support the show so it stays real, research-aligned, and independent.💜https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQ🚨 Partner with The Literacy View No BS All Impact🫵 Coaching, PD, Retreats & Events 💜We collaborate with universities,schools, districts, leaders, teachers, and parents. 👉 Get Personalized Coaching That WorksAdvertising, Sponsorships & Affiliates 📢 Put your brand front and center in a fast-growing literacy community. 👉 Start Your Partnership TodayConferences & Summits 🎤 Bring the No BS Literacy View to your event. High-energy keynotes, live podcast tapings, and research-driven presentations that inspire and last. 👉 Invite me to Your EventStay Connected 🌐 Visit The Website 🛒 Shop The Literacy View 💬 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18hEBrvwWz/ 📧 [email protected]