Why Johnny Can't Read
| Author | Rudolf Flesch |
|---|---|
| Subject | Literacy, American education |
| Publisher | Harper and Brothers |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Pages | 222 |
Why Johnny Can't Read—And What You Can Do About It is a 1955 book-length exposé on American reading education by Rudolf Flesch. It was an immediate bestseller for 37 weeks and became an educational cause celebre.[1]
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Bibliography
- Hall, Robert A. (1956). "Review of Why Johnny Can't Read—And What You Can Do about It". Language. 32 (2): 310–313. doi:10.2307/411011. ISSN 0097-8507. JSTOR 411011.
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Further reading
- "Education: Why Johnny Can't Read". Time. March 14, 1955. ISSN 0040-781X.
- Friedman, Ian C. (2004). Education Reform. New York, NY: Facts On File. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8160-4962-2. OCLC 248886041.
- Golub, Adam (2015). "Solving the School Crisis in Popular Culture: Why Johnny Cant Read Turns 60". Ethos Review. 2 (1).
- Robinson, Helen M. (1955). "Review of Why Johnny Can't Read-And What You Can Do about It". The Elementary School Journal. 56 (2): 9192. ISSN 0013-5984. JSTOR 999438.
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