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Dan Corcoran's lifelong reading struggle
- Dan Corcoran, from a large family, struggled with reading throughout his childhood and into adulthood, relying on his wife for spelling and comprehension.
- He worked various jobs requiring minimal reading, but his reading difficulties persisted, causing him anxiety and impacting his life.
Vietnam War experience
- While serving in Vietnam, Dan experienced a traumatic event where a dying Marine asked him to write a letter to his mother.
- Unable to write due to his illiteracy, Dan crumpled the paper, an experience that deeply affected him.
Marie Clay and struggling readers
- Marie Clay, a New Zealand educator, focused her research on struggling readers, observing their behaviors and developing a theory about reading acquisition.
- Clay's work aimed to create effective interventions for students falling behind in reading, influenced by the educational context of 1960s New Zealand.