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Ken Goodman
American academic (1927–2020)
For the North Carolina politician, see Ken Goodman (politician).
Kenneth Goodman (December 23, 1927 - March 12, 2020) was Professor Emeritus, Language Reading and Culture, at the University of Arizona.[1] He is best known for developing the theory underlying the literacy philosophy of whole language.[2]
Biography
Goodman began teaching at Wayne State University in 1962.
Kenneth goodman early literacy strategies
His research focused on reading in public schools. While at Wayne State University, Goodman developed miscue analysis, a process of assessing students' reading comprehension based on samples of oral reading. One of his research assistants in miscue analysis was Rudine Sims Bishop.[3] Goodman taught at Wayne State University for 15 years before moving to the University of Arizona.[4]
After publishing an influential book on the subject of whole language, Goodman began to create a psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic model of r