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William S. Gray
American educator (1885–1960)
This article is about the educator (June 5, 1885 –September 8, 1960). For the film editor (1896–1946) with the same name, see William S.
Gray (film editor).
William S. Gray (5 June 1885 – 8 September 1960[1]) was an American educator and literacy advocate, who was commonly referred to as "The father of Reading".[2]
Life and career
Gray was born in the town of Coatsburg, Illinois, on June 5, 1885.
He graduated from high school in 1904 and began teaching in a one-room school house in Adams County, Illinois. After four years of teaching and being a principal he went to Illinois State Normal University for a two-year teacher training course.
His studies were influenced by the North American Herbartian movement that emphasized starting with what the child knows and proceeding with an inductive instructional approach.
Gray proceeded to advance his education at the University of Chicago where he earn