Effective Teaching of Reading: From Phonics to Fluency

Timothy Rasinski Kent State University 402 White Hall Kent, OH 44242 330-672-0649, trasinsk@kent.edu The Bridge from Phonics to Comprehension: Three Components of Fluency 1. Accuracy in word recognition (word decoding). Approximately 95% word recognition accuracy is considered adequate for instructional level reading. 2.

Vocabulary Development and Word Study …

Vocabulary Development and Word Study Instruction: Keys for Success in Learning to Read Timothy Rasinski trasinsk@kent.edu, 330-672-0649 Kent State University, Kent, OH …

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Fry Instant Phrases - timrasinski.com

Fry Instant Phrases The words in these phrases come from Dr. Edward Fry’s Instant Word List (High Frequency Words). According to Fry, the first 300 words in the list represent about 67%

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Vegetable to Radish - Timothy Rasinski

Vegetable to Radish Target Word Letter Changes Required Clue Vegetable Table - 4 A piece of furniture at which meals are eaten. Stable + 1 Steady.

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Sleep to Nap - Timothy Rasinski

Sleep to Nap Target Word Letter Changes Required Clue Sleep Seep - 1 To allow a liquid to flow or pass through a barrier slowly. Sheep + 1 An animal from which wool

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FLUENCY RUBRIC 1 2 3 4 - Timothy Rasinski

NAME _____ FLUENCY RUBRIC 1 2 3 4 Expression and Volume Reads in a quiet voice as if to get words out. The reading does not sound

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Brave Irene - Timothy Rasinski

The Little Red Hen Parts (5): Narrator Hen Pig Duck Cat NARRATOR: ONCE UPON A TIME, A PIG, A DUCK, A CAT AND LITTLE RED HEN ALL LIVED TOGETHER IN A COZY LITTLE HOUSE ON A PRETTY GREEN

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Web Sites for Reader’s Theatre - Timothy Rasinski

Sources for Reader’s Theatre Timothy Rasinski trasinsk@kent.edu Web Sources http://www/aaronshep.com/rt/ http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm

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Here Comes Peter Cottontail - timrasinski.com

Here comes Peter Cottontail Hoppin' down the bunny trail, Hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way Bringin' ev'ry girl and boy A basketful of Easter joy Things to make your Easter Bright and gay Here' comes Peter Cottontail Hoppin' down the bunny trail Hippity hoppity Happy Easter Day

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BE HOT! - timrasinski.com

WHY READING FLUENCY SHOULD BE HOT! 518 R T The Reading Teacher Vol. 65 Issue 8 May 2012 strategies and skills. The routine then begins anew with a different text. A general purpose of wide reading is

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Effective instruction Good instruction is good classroom ...

4 Better: Evidence-based Education fall 2012 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Effective instruction WITH THE SOUND OF THE SCHOOL BELL STILL echoing in the hall, Julia Carter started her high school English class.

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Vocabulary Development and Word Study Instruction: Keys ...

Vocabulary Development and Word Study Instruction: Keys for Success in Learning to Read Timothy Rasinski trasinsk@kent.edu, 330-672-0649 Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242

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Whole Word Reading Instruction* - Visual-Spatial Resource

Whole Word Reading Instruction Betty Maxwell Many struggling readers have a difficult time mastering phonics. Visual-spatial learners tend to be sight readers.

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Differentiated Reading Instruction: Small Group ...

for sustained, systematic, and interesting “word work” (e.g., Beck, 2006) in order to build fluency and confidence in the application of these skills to reading words.

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Word Work Strategies to Develop Decoding Skills for ...

Study 2: Using Word Boxes as a Large Group Phonics Approach in a First Grade Classroom • 48 participants in first grade • Randomly assigned to phonics instruction using word boxes or “traditional” methods

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Why spelling instruction matters • a checklist for ...

Deborah K. Reed The University of Texas at El Paso Why Teach Spelling? • Why spelling instruction matters • a checklist for evaluating a spelling program

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dragging in the original spreadsheet using the mouse ...

LINEST in Excel The Excel spreadsheet function "linest" is a complete linear least squares curve fitting routine that produces uncertainty estimates for the fit values.

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