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Episode 142 - Can Anyone Read? (Wed., March 20, 2024)
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Episode 142 Wed., March 20, 2024
Can Anyone Read?
I think that too often the answer is: no, not really. What we have now is a great range of readers, with only the best being what we used to call readers...
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(Short but comprehensive explanation of the reading wars. Very good. Please share.)
(Please, everyone, look at my short video Reading Is Easy. Only four minutes.
And order a copy of Why Johnny Can’t Read (used, less than $10 on Amazon) so you can read the first chapter, about 22 pages, and then you'll know the whole crazy history of keeping America illiterate.
Flesch’s big mistake was thinking everybody would grasp his short explanation of why sight-words don't work. He thought it was so obvious. One of the most intriguing miscalculations* in history.
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