Background
Jeanne Chall was born on January 1, 1921, in Poland but migrated with her family at the age of seven to New York City. She was a daughter of Hyman Sternlicht and Eva Sternlicht (Kreinik). She had three sisters and a brother.
160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, United States
The City College of New York where Jeanne Chall received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree and worked as a professor of education from 1950 to 1965.
Columbus, OH 43210, United States
The Ohio State University that Jeanne Chall attended and where she received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree.
(Examines the basic stages in a child's development of rea...)
Examines the basic stages in a child's development of reading skills and suggests methods for aiding this learning process in school and at home
https://www.amazon.com/Stages-Reading-Development-Jeanne-Chall/dp/0070103801/?tag=2022091-20
1983
(Teaches a revolutionary approach to making judgements abo...)
Teaches a revolutionary approach to making judgements about the difficulty of a reading selection.
https://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Assesment-Text-Difficulty-Practical/dp/1571290230/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(This volume addresses one of the central issues in educat...)
This volume addresses one of the central issues in education: how best to instruct our students. From the late Jeanne S. Chall, Professor of Education at Harvard University and a leading figure in American education, the book reviews and evaluates the many educational reforms and innovations that have been proposed and employed over the past century.
https://www.amazon.com/Academic-Achievement-Challenge-Really-Classroom/dp/1572307684/?tag=2022091-20
2000
Jeanne Chall was born on January 1, 1921, in Poland but migrated with her family at the age of seven to New York City. She was a daughter of Hyman Sternlicht and Eva Sternlicht (Kreinik). She had three sisters and a brother.
Janne Chall began her schooling in the US and ultimately helped to teach her parents English so that they could pass their citizenship exams. She studied at the City College of the City University of New York and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1941.
Janne Chall also attended the Ohio State University where she served as a research assistant to Edgar Dale. Here she received a Master of Arts degree in 1947 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1952.
Jeanne Chall started her career as a professor in 1950 when she began to work at the City College of New York. Between 1950 and 1965 Chall rose from lecturer to professor at City College. In 1965 Chall moved to Harvard University to create and direct graduate programs in reading for master's and doctoral candidates. She founded the Harvard Reading Laboratory in 1967, directing it until she retired in 1991. She served on the board of directors of the International Reading Association, 1961–1964, and on the National Academy of Education's Commission on Reading that resulted in the report Becoming a Nation of Readers. She also Served on National Advisory Committee on Dyslexia and Related Reading Disorders.
An expert on reading, she conducted research in the 1960s that supported the importance of phonics in reading comprehension and mastery, a position not widely favored at the time. Her first book, Readability: An Appraisal of Research and Application, was published in 1958, and was followed by her 1967 Learning to Read: The Great Debate. Stages of Reading Development was published in 1983. In 1996, Chall and three graduate students wrote a guide to evaluating the level of texts' reading difficulty, Qualitative Assessment of Text Difficulty: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Writers. Chall's last work, published posthumously in 2000, was The Academic Challenge: What Really Works in the Classroom.
(Examines the basic stages in a child's development of rea...)
1983(Teaches a revolutionary approach to making judgements abo...)
1996(This volume addresses one of the central issues in educat...)
2000(A critical study of the existing research on approaches t...)
1967Throughout her career, Jeanne Chall emphasized the importance of direct, systematic instruction in reading. She was deeply committed to teaching.
Jeanne Chall was a member of the International Reading Association and National Society for the Study of Education.
Jeanne Chall was married to Leo Paul Chall. They had no children.