Teaching reading fluency - Tim Rasinski - IRC22

The evidence of the importance of reading fluency. Proven methods for promoting fluency in students of all ages that can easily be implemented in nearly any educational setting. Tim Rasinski: Author and Professor of Reading Education, Kent State University, USA. Teaching reading fluency: A critical but often neglected part of the reading curriculum. Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University and 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. He's published numerous best-selling books. His scholarly interests include reading fluency and word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. Dr. Rasinski served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and 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. In 2010, Dr. Rasinski was elected into the International Reading Hall of Fame.