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Nov 29, 1879 Clyde, Ohio, United States Died on 16 Jan 1950 (aged 70)
American psychologist
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About Grace Fernald
- Grace Maxwell Fernald (November 29, 1879 – January 16, 1950) was an educational psychologist and influential figure in early twentieth century literacy education.
- Fernald established "the first clinic for remedial instruction in 1921 at the University of California, Los Angeles".
- Tracing tactile learning tendencies back to Quintilian, Séguin, and Montessori, Fernald's kinesthetic spelling and reading method prompted struggling students to trace words.
- Years of research culminated in 1943 with her classic work, Remedial Techniques in Basic School Subjects.
- The popular kinesthetic method anchors modern instruction in the areas of special education and remedial reading.
- Kinesthetic learning is also included as one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences.
- Fernald's notion of incorporating the physical with the auditory, verbal, and visual elements of reading instruction, now known as "VAKT", multimodal learning, or multisensory imagery, continues to guide educators today.
