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Dick and Jane
Basal Readers for Early Literacy
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The Dick and Jane series was a set of basal readers created by Zerna Sharp and William S. Gray, widely used in American schools from the 1930s to the 1960s.
The series taught reading through simple stories and illustrations, focusing on the whole-word or look-say method.
It became an iconic part of mid-century American education.
The series taught reading through simple stories and illustrations, focusing on the whole-word or look-say method.
It became an iconic part of mid-century American education.