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Kenneth S. Goodman, ‘Founding Father’ of Whole Language, Dead at 92
Kenneth S. Goodman, whose influential theories of reading dominated the teaching of reading in grade school classrooms in the s and early s, died in his Tucson, Ariz., home March He was
The cause of death was several underlying health issues, not COVID, said Yetta Goodman, his wife of 67 years and frequent research collaborator.
Whole language instruction emphasized that students learn to read through immersion in books and eschewed traditional systematic teaching of phonics and spelling.
Kenneth goodman early literacy
During its heyday, it dominated U.S. teacher-preparation programs and curriculum guidelines alike. The philosophy was also extremely popular in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom.
“His greater legacy is undeniable.
I bet you that in the s, 80s, and 90s there’s hardly a teacher who went through a teacher education program anywhere in the country who didn’t encounter Goodman’s work,” sai