[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Frank Smith

[Jan Turbill]

Oh how sad. Only last week I culled (again) my professional books but couldn’t throw out any of my Frank Smith books. Each had been such an influence on my work and us all.
Reading like a writer in Language Arts 1983 journal was the greatest influence in my work. Andrea Butler and I published Towards a Reading Writing Classroom in 1984 based on classroom practice strongly underpinned by that one article. It still guides my volunteer work in Berry School where we run Story Club with Grades 5/6
What a giant thinker writer and character. Such a legacy he’s left us.
Jan

Jan Turbill
jturbill at uow.edu.au
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On 2 Jan 2021, at 7:55 am, Donna E Alvermann <dalverma at uga.edu> wrote:


Like Diane, I am saddened by the news of Frank Smith’s passing. His Understanding Reading was the first book I remember being assigned as a new doctoral student in 1977 at Syracuse University. I’m not sure which of my professors assigned the book (possibly Bill Sheldon, Margaret Early, or Hal Herber). I do recall each of them mentioning Frank Smith a lot and that impressed me because Bill, Margaret, and Hal were known to have spirited office discussions that doctoral students housed not that far away could pick up on (much to our delight and learning, of course).

A copy of David Olson’s remarkable remembrances of Frank Smith will find its way to the inside cover of Understanding Reading in my home library.

May the new year go easier on all the remaining icons in the field of literacy.

Donna Alvermann

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Date: Friday, January 1, 2021 at 2:44 PM
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Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Frank Smith

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Happy New Year Everyone.

I am sad to share a message I received from David Olson regarding the recent death of Frank Smith. I have attached it below. Another great loss to the field of literacy.

Warmest regards,
Diane Lapp






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