J. E. Sparks

Background

Sparks, J. E. was born on October 22, 1916 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of J. E. and Bertha (Harris) S. Bachelor of Science, Indiana State University, Pennsylvania, 1947.

Education

Master of Literature, U. Pittsburgh, 1948. Doctor of Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962. Chairman English department Delhaas High School, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 1947-1957.

Reading consultant Beverly Hills Unified School District, California, 1957-1977.

Free lance language arts consultant, Los Angeles, since 1977. Host National Broadcasting Company television series, Burbank, California, 1968-1969.

Career

Chairman English department Delhaas High School, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 1947—1957. Reading consultant Beverly Hills Unified School District, California, 1957—1977. Free lance language arts consultant Los Angeles, from 1977.

Host NBC television series, Burbank, California, 1968—1969. With United States Army, 1943-1946, China.

Achievements

• J. E. Sparks has been listed as a notable language arts consultant, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Write for Power With Enchiridion

    (write for power)

  • Reading for Power and Flexibility

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1943-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Creator power designationsto sentences and paragraphs, 1968. Member International Reading Association (chairman California Organisation 1962-1970, Far West Organisation 1970-1973).

Connections

Father:

J. East. B.Sparks

Mother:

Bertha (Harris) South. B.Sparks