At least one Alabama College is using a teacher instruction program by Reading Horizons that is designed to teach how to teach children to read. The program has come under fire in Minneapolis:
From a story in The Washington Post
It was a blogger in Minneapolis who first reported the controversy:
From Brightlightssmallcity.com
And the Alabama College using the publisher's books for training teachers? The company's website lists Alabama A&M in Huntsville as a client.
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".....some teachers preparing for the new school year opened the books to find them riddled with problems, including glaring racial and gender stereotypes."
From a story in The Washington Post
The cover of “Nieko the Hunting Girl” reveals a Disney-like version of “Indians.” The character Neiko is pictured with her father, and both are wearing simple headbands and indistinguishable “Native” clothing, intended to be reflective of the Stone Age era, it seems. In the story, Nieko and her father set off on a hunting mission. The animal they are seeking is the wooly mammoth, which became extinct thousands of years ago.
From Brightlightssmallcity.com
And the Alabama College using the publisher's books for training teachers? The company's website lists Alabama A&M in Huntsville as a client.
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