[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Gordon Wells

[Denny Taylor]

Such sad news. Gordon influenced my work too. He was a great scholar. What stand out in my memory was his kindness and his wonderful sense of humor. He told great stories too.

Thinking of his family this evening.

Denny
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Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Gordon Wells

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Gordon had a major impact on my early work in written language development.  Both he and Ken helped me understand that the power of learning about language itself was basic if I wanted to understand how young children learn language -- .
Yetta

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