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Rudolf Franz Flesch (Vienna, 8 May 1911 – 5 October 1986) was an Austrian-born naturalised American author (noted for his book ''Why Johnny Can't Read''), and also a readability expert and writing consultant who was a vigorous proponent of plain English in the United States.〔 "Why Johnny Can't Read - 1950's Education", Enotes.com, 2010, web: (EN-Why ). 〕 He created the Flesch Reading Ease test and was co-creator of the Flesch-Kincaid readability test. Flesch advocated use of phonics rather than sight reading to enable students to sound-out unfamiliar words.〔 == Personal life == Flesch was born in Vienna, Austria. He studied law at university there. He fled to the United States to avoid the imminent Nazi invasion and antisemitism. In America, Flesch became a graduate student of Columbia University, where he earned a Ph.D in English. He also met Elizabeth Terpenning, whom he married. They had six children: Anne, Hugo, Jillian, Katrina, Abigail, and Janet. Flesch lived the majority of his life with his wife and children in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a village in southern Westchester county. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudolf Flesch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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