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William S. Gray (5 June 1885 – 8 September 1960) was an American educator and literacy advocate, who was commonly referred to as "The father of Reading".
Gray became an advocate of the sight method of teaching reading, and had the opportunity to directly impact classroom practice in 1930 when he became a coauthor, with William H. Elson, of a popular basal reading series titled the Elson BasicReaders, published by Scott, Foresman and Company.
Nov 27, 2011 · Born June 5, 1885, and an Adams County school student, William S. Gray is credited with changing the way children in America over five decades learned to read.
Gray became an advocate of the sight method of teaching reading, and had the opportunity to directly impact classroom practice in 1930 when he became a coauthor, with William H. Elson, of a popular basal reading series titled the Elson BasicReaders, published by Scott, Foresman and Company.
Review of the teaching of reading reveals that both meaning and word recognition should be emphasized from the beginning. The author next lays out programs for teaching both children and adults to read.
William S. Gray. William S. Gray graduated from University of Chicago in 1913. He then studied at Teachers College of Columbia University (rather than Teachers College at Chicago). His teachers were Edward Thorndike and Charles Judd, followers of pragmatists like William James and John Dewey.
approach and the theories of William S. Gray and H. Alan Robinson shows how well good theories and good practice mesh. To demonstrate this, I will first summarize Freire's approach, then compare it step by step with Gray's four aspects of reading and a. series of recommendations for effec- tive reading programs offered by. Robinson.
