Table of Contents

• CHAPTER 1. Word Study and Fluency
• CHAPTER 2. Basic Concepts and Terminology
• CHAPTER 3. Assessing Word Recognition and Reading Fluency
• CHAPTER 4. Instructional Routines for Word Study and Fluency
• CHAPTER 5. Using Authentic Texts to Learn New Words and Develop Fluency
• CHAPTER 6. Teaching Phonemic Awareness
• CHAPTER 7. Onsets, Rimes, and Basic Phonic Patterns
• CHAPTER 8. Teaching Advanced Word Patterns
• CHAPTER 9. Word Walls
• CHAPTER 10. Building Words
• CHAPTER 11. Word Banks and Word Sorts
• CHAPTER 12. Contextual Word Recognition
• CHAPTER 13. Student-Created Texts and Word Learning
• CHAPTER 14. Word Games
• CHAPTER 15. Spelling and Word Learning
• CHAPTER 16. Beyond Word Study: Reading Fluency
• CHAPTER 17. Teaching Phonics and Fluency: Making Critical Choices for Authentic and Effective Instruction
• CHAPTER 18. Involving Parents in Word Study and Reading Fluency Instruction

About the Author

Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education. His major interests include working with children who find reading difficult, phonics and reading fluency instruction, and teacher development in literacy education. He has published over 100 articles and 10 books on various aspects of reading education. Dr. Rasinski is past editor of The Reading Teacher and is currently an editor for the Journal of Literacy Research.

Nancy Padak was a Distinguished Professor of Education at Kent State University where she directed the Reading and Writing Center and taught graduate courses in literacy education. She was a part of the team that wrote the initial grant to fund the state literacy resource center at Kent State University-Ohio Literacy Resource Center (OLRC) and has been a middle school and high school classroom teacher and K-12 administrator in a large urban school district. She frequently works with teachers and has written or edited a dozen books and more than 100 scholarly articles. Nancy is a former Editor of The Reading Teacher and the Journal of Literacy Research.

Reviews

Full of practical advice and even the newest teacher will be able to implement a thoughtful, sensible, and engaging reading program.   This text represents the BEST of advice for beginning reading instruction.  I wholeheartedly believe that From Phonics to Fluency should be required reading for EVERY reading teacher from kindergarten to 5th grade.  This text is easy to read, chock-full of brilliant advice, and eminently doable for every teacher.   - Judy Mazur, 5th Grade Teacher, Buena Vista Elementary School, Walnut Creek, CA       Dr. Rasinski and Dr. Padak know the hearts and minds of today’s classroom teachers because they do something few reading researchers do—they still work with children.   -  Tracy Hendrix, Academic Coach, Carnesville Elementary School, Carnesville, GA