The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: One Man's Triumph Over Illiteracy

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Overview

John Corcoran's memoir, The Teacher Who Couldn't Read is being offered in a new trade paperback format to coincide with the release of his new book Bridge to Literacy. The Teacher Who Couldn't Read is John's life story of how he struggled through school without the basic skills of how to read or write and went on to become a high school teacher still without these basic skills. John then went on to conquer his inability to read and to become a leading advocate for literacy.

The touching story of a man who taught high school for 18 years with a slight disadvantage--he didn't know how to read? In this moving book, millionaire and successful businessman John Corcoran shares his agony of not being able to read the simplest storybook to his own child. Covered on such shows as Phil Donahue, Joan Rivers, and other national forums.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781427798305
  • Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
  • Publication date: 9/2/2008
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 454,688
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

National literacy advocate John Corcoran helped to bring illiteracy out of the shadows with his autobiography, The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read: The True Story of a High School Instructor Who Triumphed over His Illiteracy. His shocking and emotionally moving story—from being a child who was failed by the system, to an angry adolescent, a desperate college student, and finally an emerging adult reader—touched audiences of such national television shows as the Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, the Phil Donahue Show, and Larry King Live. His story was also featured in national magazines such as Esquire, Biography, Reader’s Digest, and People.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction     xiii
Prologue     xxiii
A Little Child Shall Lead Them     1
The Family     7
Johnny the Innocent     21
Survival Game     31
Idiot Masquerade     43
The Great Deception     65
Fear the College Years     79
Master of Masks     95
Speaking the Truth...in Love     109
Desperate Behavior     125
The Walls Come Tumbling Down     137
Unmasking the Shame     153
A Cloud of Witnesses     167
Phonics First     183
The Missing Element     195
The Healing of America     213
Epilogue     229
Resources     237
Appendix     239
Endnotes     243
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  • Anonymous

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    Absolute MUST READ for parents who have children with difficulties learning to read. I now know that it is more challenging for some to learn to read and it reminded me as a parent, to be a proactive advocate for my child during his critical formative years. This is an encouraging and hopeful message. I commend the author for sharing his story... I'll be reading the next book.

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