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Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Literacy Advisor
Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at Kent State University, International Reading Hall of Fame inductee, and author of The Fluent Reader, The Megabook of Fluency, and 50+ other books on reading instruction. One of the most-cited literacy researchers in the world.
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EducationTeaching Prosody through Assisted Reading – Part 2
In my previous blogs (link), I wrote about the nature of prosody in reading, its importance in the overall view…
EducationPromoting Prosody: Part 1
Prosody, reading with natural expression and phrasing, sets the strongest readers apart, yet it is rarely taught directly. In Part…
EducationFluency: Prosody Matters
Fluency has two components: word-decoding accuracy and prosody. Most reading instruction focuses on the first and neglects the second. Dr.…