Shaping the Reading Field

About the Editors

Contributors

Foreword
Edward Fry

Preface
Susan E. Israel

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Scientific Research and Progressive Education: Contexts for the Early Reading Pioneers, 1870–1956
E. Jennifer Monaghan

Part I: The Psychologists: Researchers of Basic Reading Processes

Chapter 1
James McKeen Cattell (1860–1944): His Life and Contributions to Reading Research
Arlette Ingram Willis

Chapter 2
Robert Sessions Woodworth (1869–1962): Dean of Psychologists
Allen Berger, Dixie D. Massey, Kristin Stoll, Aviva Gray

Chapter 3
Raymond Dodge (1871–1942): Lessons From Observations of the Eye
Dixie D. Massey

Part II: The Educational Psychologists: Researchers Applying Scientific Principles to Reading Instruction

Chapter 4
Charles Hubbard Judd (1873–1946): A Leader in Silent and Oral Reading Instruction
Jackie Marshall Arnold, Mary-Kate Sableski

Chapter 5
Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949): A Look at His Contributions to Learning and Reading
Lou Ann Sears

Chapter 6
Walter Fenno Dearborn (1878–1955): Reading Through the Eyes of Each Child
Joseph E. Zimmer

Part III: The Progressives: Researchers Committed to Progressive Education

Chapter 7
Edmund Burke Huey (1870–1913): A Brief Life With an Enduring Legacy
Jolene B. Reed, Richard J. Meyer   FREE!

Chapter 8
Laura Zirbes (1884–1967): A Premier Progressive Educator
David W. Moore

Part IV: The Book Enthusiasts: Pioneers Engaged in Exploring Children's Books and Adult Reading

Chapter 9
May Hill Arbuthnot (1884–1969): A Pioneer in the Field of Children's Literature
Charles Monaghan, Susan E. Israel, Molly D. Dahl

Chapter 10
Bernice Elizabeth Leary (1890–1973): Reading Specialist, Curriculum Researcher, and Anthologist of Children's Literature
Karla J. Möller

Chapter 11
Douglas Waples (1893–1978): Crafting the Well-Read Public
George Kamberelis, Marta K. Albert

Part V: The Reading and Spelling Experts: Researchers Engaged in Writing Texts for Teachers and Schoolbooks for Children

Chapter 12
Ernest Horn (1882–1967): A Pioneer in Spelling Research and Instruction
Jiening Ruan, Priscilla L. Griffith

Chapter 13
William Scott Gray (1885–1960): Mr. Reading
Carol Lauritzen

Chapter 14
Arthur Irving Gates (1890–1972): Educational Psychology and the Study of Reading
Misty Sailors

Chapter 15
Ruth May Strang (1895–1971): The Legacy of a Reading Sage
Diane Lapp, Laurie A. Guthrie, James Flood

Chapter 16
David Harris Russell (1906–1965): A Man Who Loved Learning and Teaching
Arlene L. Barry

Conclusion
Reflections on the Early Reading Pioneers and Their Biographers
Douglas Kaufman, Douglas K. Hartman

Afterword
The Uses of History
Susan E. Israel, E. Jennifer Monaghan

Appendix A
Hints on Gathering Biographical Data
Joseph E. Zimmer

Appendix B
Searching for Biographical Sources: An Archivist's Perspective
Aviva Gray

Appendix C
Oral History Projects for the Literacy Profession
Norman A. Stahl, James R. King

Appendix D
Matrix of Early Reading Pioneers
Susan E. Israel, E. Jennifer Monaghan

Index