John Corcoran

National literacy advocateJohn 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" (Focus on the Family, 1994). 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 Oprah, 20/20,...See more

National literacy advocateJohn 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" (Focus on the Family, 1994). 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 Oprah, 20/20, Phil Donahue and Larry King Live. His story was also featured in national magazines such as "Esquire", "Biography", "Reader's Digest", and "People". See less