This article presents a bit of history, going all the way back to 1955 when Rudolf Flesch published his famous book "Why Johnny Can't Read."

At one point it's almost comical. She's trapped between her bossy administrators, who condemn phonics, and her bossy mother, who says that she must try phonics.

Finally, Sue Dickson experiments with phopnics. This leads to a long career of advocacy and innovation that has not stopped yet!

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If you are in any way involved in K-12 education, you should read this article, on American Thinker. The title is "K-12: meet Sue Dickson, a hero of American literacy".

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/k12_meet_sue_dickson_a_hero_of_american_literacy.html