[Reading-hall-of-fame] Dolores Durkin

[Norman Stahl]

Dolores Durkin, Professor Emerita of Education from the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020.  She was known for her books including Children Who Read Early, Teaching Young Children to Read, Teaching Them to Read, and her landmark research “What classroom observations reveal about comprehension instruction” in volume 14 of Reading Research Quarterlyamong many other articles, chapters, tests, technical reports, and books. 


 
Her obituary can be found at [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=mary-dolores-durkin&pid=196469249].


 
Dr. Durkin’s homepage as a member of the Reading Hall of Fame is [https://www.readinghalloffame.org/dolores_durkin}. 


 
Condolences can be sent to her niece. 

Mary Ann Savage

4815 Creek Drive

Western Springs, IL 60558


 
Dolores expressed wishes that any donations or contributions in her honor be made to Catholic Charities of Chicago. 


 

Norman Stahlflowercjs at aol.com
https://www.readinghalloffame.org/node/658
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