Edwin Leigh
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1814
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| Birthplace |
South Berwick, Maine, US
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| Died |
1890
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| Place of Death |
Stoneleigh Ranch Texas, US
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| Occupation Text |
Teacher
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Edwin Leigh (1815–1890) was an American educationalist who invented Pronouncing Orthography to improve literacy and elocution in American children in the late 19th century. The new orthography was widely adopted in the United States, with most basal reading schemes publishing versions for use with phonetic teaching methods. Education journals, governing bodies of public schools and teacher surveys reported that children learned to read 6–12 months faster with improved elocution, spelling and logical thinking in subjects like arithmetic. Leigh won the Medal of Progress at the Vienna Exposition of 1873 for his invention of Pronouncing Orthography.
