Episode 142 - Can Anyone Read? (Wed., March 20, 2024)

An episode of the Let's Fix Education / by Bruce Deitrick Price podcast, hosted by Bruce Deitrick Price, titled "Episode 142 - Can Anyone Read? (Wed., March 20, 2024)" was published on March 19, 2024 and runs 7 minutes.

March 19, 2024 ·7m · Let's Fix Education / by Bruce Deitrick Price

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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... - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - (Short but comprehensive explanation of the reading wars. Very good. Please share.) (Please, ev...

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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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Bio: Bruce Deitrick Price is a novelist, artist, poet, and education reformer.
(For a list of literary titles, visit Lit4u.com.
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