Day 2
Warm Up With Word Ladders: Fun Ways to Build Fluency with Dr. Tim Rasinski
What you will learn in this episode:
The absolute best warm-up word game for enhancing orthographic mapping. And other wisdom, from the King of Fluency.
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literacy education at Kent State University and former director of its award-winning reading clinic. He has written over 200 articles and has authored, co-authored, or edited over 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. The latest books include the revised edition of the Megabook of Fluency and the super fun Daily Word Ladders series.
Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association. His work has been cited often in major journals, and 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. Dr. Rasinski is past-president of the College Reading Association, and he has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010, Dr. Rasinski was elected into the International Reading Hall of Fame.
Building Language Comprehension Through Read Alouds with Dr. Molly Ness
What you will learn in this episode:
How reading aloud builds phonological awareness and has many other benefits, as well! We now know that lack of phonological awareness is the secret culprit behind most cases of dyslexia. Dr. Ness shares great tips for fitting in read alouds to busy family schedules!
Dr. Molly Ness is a former classroom teacher, a reading researcher, and a teacher educator.
She earned a doctorate in reading education at the University of Virginia and spent 16 years as an associate professor at Fordham University. The author of six books and numerous articles, Dr. Ness served on the Board of Directors for the International Literacy Association and currently advises state chapters of The Reading League.
Dr. Ness has extensive experience in reading clinics, consulting with school districts, leading professional development, and advising school systems on research-based reading instruction.
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