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

[P Pearson]

I am confident that like the renaissance of Huey's 1908 *Psychology and
Pedagogy of Reading* during the 70s and 80s, *Understanding Reading *will
serve as the basis of yet another important renaissance (and paradigm
shift) in the next 70s and 80s (hopefully sooner).

David

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 12:58 PM Jan Turbill <jturbill at uow.edu.au> wrote:

>
> 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
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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
>
>
>
> *From: *<reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> on behalf
> of Diane Lapp <lapp at sdsu.edu>
> *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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