Build second graders' confidence in reading with these engaging lessons! Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases offers 20 creative lessons that analyze high frequency practice to gain word recognition, expression, and fluency with comprehension questions to evaluate mastery. A fluency rubric and reference list of oral reading strategies are included to support learning success. Based on Dr. Timothy's expert fluency research and Dr. Edward Fry's Instant Words, this resource is aligned with college and career readiness standards and provides an important reading foundation.
Build second graders' confidence in reading with standards-based lessons and practice. This resource includes 20 lessons that target word recognition, expression, and fluency development, and includes reader-response questions and fluency rubrics.
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic. Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to,Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary,Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes,Practice with Prefixes,Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuancesseries,Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabularyseries,Idioms and Other English Expressionsseries,Close Reading with Paired Textsseries,Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCMs curriculum resourceBuilding Vocabularyseries.
Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021, 2023, and 2026 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world. His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. Dr. Rasinski serlóÒ