Ken Goodman

Ken Goodman

Kenneth Goodman is Professor Emeritus, Language Reading and Culture, at the University of Arizona. He is best known for developing the theory underlying the literacy philosophy of whole language.

Read more about Ken Goodman:  Biography, Goodman's "whole Language" Theory, Achievements

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