Fry, Edward B.

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FRY, Edward B.

FRY, Edward B. American, b. 1925. Genres: Education. Career: Writer of curriculum materials since 1963. Associate Professor of Education, Loyola University, Los Angeles, California, 1955-63; Director of the Reading Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1963-87; Visiting Professor, University of California at Riverside, 1988-89; Publisher, Laguna Beach Educational Books, 1991-98. Publications: Teaching Machine and Programmed Instruction, 1963; Teaching Faster Reading, 1963; Reading Faster: A Drill Book, 1963; The Emergency Reading Teachers Manual, 1969, 1980; Typing Course for Children, 1969; Reading for Classroom and Clinic, 1972; Elementary Reading Instruction, 1977; Skimming and Scanning, 1978; Dictionary Drills, 1980; Graphical Comprehension, 1981; The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, 1984, new ed, 1993; Spelling Book, 1992; How to Teach Reading 1992; Everyday Words, 1985; Vocabulary Drills, 1985; The New Reading Teachers Book of Lists, 1985; Fry's Instant Word Puzzles and Activities, 1987; (co-author) Jamestown Heritage Readers, 1991; Phonics Patterns, 1994; 1000 Instant Words, 1994; Beginning Writers Manual, 1993; Picture Nouns, 1996. Address: 245 Grandview Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, U.S.A.

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