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| − | '''Theodor Seuss Geisel''' (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) better known by his ''[[nom de plume]]'' of '''''Dr. Seuss''''', was an [[America|American]] author and illustrator. A graduate of [[Dartmouth]] and [[Oxford]], he spent many unsuccesful years before fame would find him. A keen proponent of [[phonics]], he expressed | + | '''Theodor Seuss Geisel''' (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) better known by his ''[[nom de plume]]'' of '''''Dr. Seuss''''', was an [[America|American]] author and illustrator. A graduate of [[Dartmouth]] and [[Oxford]], he spent many unsuccesful years before fame would find him. A keen proponent of [[phonics]], he expressed regrets that his books had been used as part of the ''[[John Dewey|Dewey revolt]]'' in the 1920s, "in which they threw out phonics reading and went to word recognition, as if you're reading [[China|Chinese]] [[pictograph]]s instead of blending sounds of different letters. I think killing phonics was one of the greatest causes of [[illiteracy]] in the country."<ref>[http://www.nrrf.org/article_kcs_3-11-02.htm ''Dr. Seuss believed in phonics'']. Originally interviewed for ''Arizona Magazine''. June 1981. Sourced NRRF. 13 may 2008</ref> |
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Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) better known by his nom de plume of Dr. Seuss, was an American author and illustrator. A graduate of Dartmouth and Oxford, he spent many unsuccesful years before fame would find him. A keen proponent of phonics, he expressed regrets that his books had been used as part of the Dewey revolt in the 1920s, "in which they threw out phonics reading and went to word recognition, as if you're reading Chinese pictographs instead of blending sounds of different letters. I think killing phonics was one of the greatest causes of illiteracy in the country."[1]
Notable Works
References
- ↑ Dr. Seuss believed in phonics. Originally interviewed for Arizona Magazine. June 1981. Sourced NRRF. 13 may 2008
