[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: bob slavin's passing

[P Pearson]

I cannot say that I knew him well, but I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed
and learned from several occasions in which I was privileged to interact
with him, some in person and some via print and email.  He and Nancy
invited me to their foundation in the Baltimore area in the early 90s to
talk about upping the ante on comprehension activities.  In the late 90s,
Steve Stahl and I did a review of Success for All (and several other early
reading programs and interventions), so we interviewed him on a couple of
occasions and negotiated his member check of our evaluation.  And I always
read his articles, even those I did not always agree with.

Above all, I found him to be a scholar of great integrity who combined
equally strong commitments to equity and evidence. Equity for all students,
with an extra commitment to those not always well served by our educational
practices and institutions. Evidence so we don't deceive ourselves with
runaway wishful thinking. His contributions will endure for many decades to
come.

David


On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 1:19 PM Susan Neuman <sbneuman at nyu.edu> wrote:

> hi all...many of us were saddened to hear of bob slavin's passing.  he
> died of a heart attack sometime last week.  i didn't know bob well, but i
> always admired his work and incredible commitment to children. would love
> to hear from those who might have known him well.
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