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This theory was published in 1936 by Jean Piaget. This theory consisted of multiple stages that helped explained how children develop thinking and understanding overtime.
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Lousie Rosenblatt is the creator of the Reader Response Theory. This theory originated in the 1930s but gained popularity in the 1960s-70s. This theory focuses on the readers role in interpreting a text and emphasizes that readers actively construct meaning through their own experiences, beliefs, and emotions.
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Vygotksy developed the Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development in 1962. He proposed that a "Childs development is best understood in relation to social and cultural experience."
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This was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson, who "believed that full educational opportunity should be our first national goal."
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This theory was introduced by Marie Clay in 1966. The theory describes "the behaviors seen in young children when they use books and writing materials to imitate reading and writing activities, even though the children cannot actually read and write in the conventional sense." "'reading' from pictures and 'writing' with scribbles are examples of emergent literacy..."
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This law was signed into effect in 1975 by President Gerald Ford. It "was originally called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EHA). The goal of this act was to ensure that all children with disabilities have access to a "free appropriate education." This required all schools to allow students with disabilities a education.