Full Description
In the tradition of Why Johnny Can't Read written by Rudolph Flesch in the 1950s, Leaving Johnny Behind provides a comprehensive examination of the barriers that deny children adequate literacy training. This book describes the obstacles faced by a school principal from Milwaukee's central city when he attempted to implement research-based reading practices. Upon further examination, he discovered that the reading establishment generally rejects the product of legitimate science, choosing instead to engage in a never-ending interfusion of the latest innovations, modifications, and gimmicks. This condition, Anthony Pedriana observes, has a disparate impact on poor and minorities, those who suffer from dyslexia and other forms of reading disability, and those for whom English is a second language.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Message from the Author Chapter 3 Prologue Chapter 4 A Failure to Communicate Chapter 5 Gayle Force Chapter 6 Soporific Effluvium Chapter 7 Preponderance of the Evidence Chapter 8 The Weak Arm of the Law Chapter 9 So Shall We Reap Chapter 10 The Unkindest Cut of All Chapter 11 The Three Rs: Reform, Reform, Reform Chapter 12 Teaching to Mastery Chapter 13 Through Johnny's Eyes Chapter 14 Rescuing Johnny Chapter 15 Epilogue
