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Letter: Michigan literacy laws, not MPS, drove phonics shift

LETTER: Reader says MPS adopted phonics to comply with Michigan’s 2024 literacy and dyslexia laws, criticizes Lucy Calkins, and notes UFLI approval.
One such independent school is the Highlands School in Bel Air, which has a five-week summer camp called Mind Jump, for students in kindergarten through grade seven.
On any given Monday, you'll find a gaggle of pre-schoolers attending Little Learners Collective, where students play with letters, sort shapes and explore textures and sounds.
MPS is equipping students with early literacy skills and confidence to tackle increasingly complex reading and writing tasks, laying the foundation for lifelong literacy success, writes Katie Guyer.
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