Rudolf Flesch

Rudolf Flesch

(1911–1986) author United States

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Rudolf Flesch (1911–1986) was a United States author, known for Why Johnny Can't Read.

About Rudolf Flesch

Rudolf Franz Flesch was an Austrian-born naturalized American author, and also a readability expert and writing consultant who was a vigorous proponent of plain English in the United States. He created the Flesch Reading Ease test and was co-creator of the Flesch–Kincaid readability tests. Flesch advocated use of phonics rather than sight reading to enable students to sound-out unfamiliar words.

Known for:

Why Johnny Can't Read

Notable works:

How to Write, Speak, and Think More Effectively

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