The Fluent Reader in Action: PreK-4: A Rich Collection of Research-Based, Classroom-Tested Lessons and Strategies for Improving Fluency and Comprehension

by Timothy V. Rasinski, Gay Fawcett, Robert T. Ackland, Kristin Lems

Overview

Fluency is essential for comprehension, but how exactly do you teach it? From Readers Theater and Repeated Reading of Song Lyrics to Poetry Podcasts and Fluency Masterpiece Galleries, you’ll see how teachers from all over the country have incorporated effective fluency practice into their literacy instruction. Rasinski and his colleagues share their stories, complete with teacher interviews and effectiveness studies that document the success of each implementation. In addition, you’ll find the resource materials you need to try each one in your classroom!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545394369
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University. He has written over 200 articles and has authored, co-authored or edited over 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. He is author of the best-selling book on reading fluency entitled The Fluent Reader, published by Scholastic, and co-author of the award-winning fluency program called Fluency First, published by the Wright Group. His scholarly interests include reading fluency and word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. His research on reading has been cited by the National Reading Panel and has been published in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Reading Psychology, and the Journal of Educational Research. Tim recently served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and from 1992 to 1999, he was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world’s most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research. Rasinski is past-president of the College Reading Association and has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. Prior to coming to Kent State Tim taught literacy education at the University of Georgia. He taught for several years as an elementary and middle school classroom and Title I teacher in Nebraska.