Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on the importance of Greek and Latin roots. Veni, Vidi, Vici!
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Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on how games can be used for word instruction. Last month
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Growing up in a military base, I remember my dad decked out in his camouflage fatigues and black boots. At four years old, I didn’t fully comprehend what his job entailed. Did he jump out of a plane with a
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Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on how games can be used for word instruction. Given that
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#HappyHalloween2017 🎃👻 pic.twitter.com/ABCm2pDlmt — SpellingCity (@SpellingCity) October 31, 2017 Halloween is all about sweet treats and creative costumes. This year at VocabularySpellingCity, we challenged the team to get into the Halloween spirit by dressing up as a characters from our
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Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts on how to approach word instruction. It should be self-evident
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Tim Rasinski is a renowned professor of literacy education whose research on reading fluency and word study has made him a literacy hero to many. Below, he shares his thoughts about the core competencies needed in effective reading instruction. I’ve