Walter Dearborn

Walter Dearborn
Born	Walter Fenno Dearborn (1878-07-19)July 19, 1878 Marblehead, Massachusetts
Died	June 21, 1955(1955-06-21) (aged 76) St. Petersburg, Florida
Education	Phillips Exeter Academy Wesleyan University
Occupation(s)	Educator, experimental psychologist

Walter Fenno Dearborn (July 19, 1878 – June 21, 1955) was a pioneering American educator and experimental psychologist who helped to establish the field of reading education. Dearborn, who approached the study of psychology from the perspective of an empirical scientist, is perhaps best known for using empirical research to design and refine teaching methods. Dearborn's research persuaded him that children develop at different rates and that schools should not ignore individual differences by teaching children in large groups or classes.