This document provides an overview of important events and developments in literacy education from 1960 to 1969. It lists influential figures who advocated for different approaches to literacy instruction like phonics and whole language. It also mentions landmark studies, legislation, and social movements that transformed literacy education and society, such as the Civil Rights Movement, the War on Poverty, and standardized testing.

2. 1960 1961 1970 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Chall Systematic phonics balanced with comprehension instruction is best. U.S. Cooperative First Grade Studies No instructional method is superior Civil Rights Movement War on Poverty ESEA Head Start Standardized Testing Early literacy is GREAT ! Durkins Advocate for Whole Language Wrote a study of cues and miscues in reading Goodman Phonics rules don’t always work Clymer Language Acquisition Chomsky Research experiment on literacy for preschoolers March on Washington Basal Readability Formula...leveled text Fry Remediation DI Lindamood-Bell ECRI Orton Gillingham c The Handbook of Reading Research outlined content of what teachers should know Gray

3. 1960 1961 1970 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Vietnam Transformed the role of adults as models Founder of IRA Study noted the need for characters of color and other minority groups in children’s literature. Nancy Larrick First children’s book to include a child of color as a main character Award winning book that highlighted racial injustice and loss of innocence Research on Reader Response Louise Rosenblatt Civil Rights

5. 1960 1961 1970 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 RESPECT Michele Berg, Jaclyn Clark, Marc Koplin, Erika Polanjeko, & Ana Zenon The Sixties by