Poems for Building Reading Skills Level 1: Poems for Building Reading Skills [Paperback]

Enchant and motivate beginning readers with poetry that is fun to read and perform! Coauthored by fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this creative resource for grade 1 students encourages fluency and word study through playful, original content that will engage both reluctant and skilled readers. The easy-to-use, standards-based lessons and purposeful activity pages address key literacy skills. Each book also includes an Audio CD that can be used to support fluency and comprehension.Transform your first graders into imaginative poets with practice designed to build fluency, confidence, and comprehension. Students will read and perform creative original poems that are sure to engage both reluctant and skilled readers!

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 served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor ofThe Readl³Ù