NERD_0238 Pushing Back On Letter Of The Week

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In this week’s episode, the Two Pushy Dames (LeeAnn Soucy and Kathy Gallo) drop in to push back on the academic pushdown that makes “letter of the week” instruction so prevalent and popular in early childhood programs, why it doesn’t work, and what we can do instead.

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