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Author: Jennifer Corujo

Words That Don’t Mean What They Say – Idioms!

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 teaching idioms. Some of the most challenging words (and phrases)

Jennifer Corujo April 2, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Sing a Song to Reading

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 using song and music to teach reading.  “Some days there

Jennifer Corujo February 26, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Prosody – The Other Side of Fluency

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 prosody.  In my previous blogs, I described how word recognition

Jennifer Corujo January 11, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Making Repeated Readings Real

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 repeated readings.  In my previous blog, I explored the importance

Jennifer Corujo December 17, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Developing Automatic Word Recognition

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 developing automatic word recognition.  In my previous blog, I identified

Jennifer Corujo December 14, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Helping ELL Students in the ESSA Era

With the continued support of federal funding, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) legislation has had significant implications for English Language Learners (ELL). States now have to establish an entrance and exit plan to move ELL students into the general education

Jennifer Corujo November 30, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

What are the Foundational Reading Skills?

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 foundational reading skills.  A strong foundation in reading is necessary

Jennifer Corujo October 12, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Start the Year off Right with Nursery Rhymes in Early Childhood Classrooms

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 foundational reading skills.  It seems that we humans are always

Jennifer Corujo August 13, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Want to Build Better Readers? Go Back to the Basics

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  foundational literacy skills.  To become proficient in

Jennifer Corujo June 22, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Five Fun Mother’s Day Writing Activities

May marks the month when we celebrate a very special woman: Mom! As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, take the time to honor Mom’s ongoing love and support with engaging and creative Mother’s Day writing activities. Use our Mother’s Day word list

Jennifer Corujo May 8, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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