Tim Rasinski

In 'Written in Sand,' by Kaitlin Sikes & Mel Cerri, trace the creation of a sandy beach from mountaintop boulder, tumbling through waterways, and finally resting on an ocean floor in bits to become scoopable grains of sand. Out 4/14 Preorder Now→ hubs.ly/Q048xb000

“Learning to read → Reading to learn.” What does this phrase really mean in today’s classrooms? 🤔 We want your thoughts! Short, open-response survey: shsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Y… #Literacy #Education #Teachers

2/2 MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! While focusing on vocabulary, I’d like to introduce you to my new book (w Melissa Cheesman Smith & Savannah Campbell), The Megabook of Vocabulary. It's filled with engaging approaches for building your students' knowledge of in words.

1/2 MORPHOLOGY MONDAY! Celebrate National Unicorn Day (April 9) with this resource that features the word root Uni = One. Please feel free to share this resource with your own colleagues. Learn more about National Unicorn Day at nationaltoday.com/national-unico…

Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we used to have. Those we have right now. All of them.

This book might make everyone a little uncomfortable. PBL folks might say: “Wow… that’s a lot of structure.” Science of Reading folks might say: “Wait… projects?” Turns out… kids can learn skills and do something cool with them. @RoutledgeEd tinyurl.com/mr5ajwj9

This month, we’re diving deep into all things vocabulary! We’ve made it easier than ever to listen, learn, and bring it straight to your classroom. 🌷 Roadmap 🔗 🗺️ ow.ly/Uayn50YjopL Listening Guide 🔗 🎧 ow.ly/t8Lm50YjopR

@TimRasinski1 @wbny @JayBilly2 @Principal_H @ERobbPrincipal @bar_zie @Scholastic @scholasticuk @kellygrillo @HertsEnglish the rehearsal element is so underused. kids practicing to perform to an actual audience changes their relationship to the text entirely. they stop just decoding and start thinking about how the words should land. that's a different kind of reading.

@TimRasinski1 @wbny @JayBilly2 @Principal_H @ERobbPrincipal @bar_zie @Scholastic @scholasticuk @kellygrillo @HertsEnglish the repeated reading piece is what gets me. kids don't just decode the words better. the confidence from already knowing a text changes how they engage with the next unfamiliar one. fluency builds identity, not just mechanics.

WHAT GOOD IS AN IDEA IF IT REMAINS AN IDEA? TRY. EXPERIMENT. ITERATE. FAIL. TRY AGAIN. CHANGE THE WORLD.

Listen to Tim Rasinski explain how repeatedly reading a text transfers to another text in our latest episode! This link will lead you to not one, not two, but SIX awesome podcasts about fluency with teachers, experts, & researchers! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mel…

Actually, here is the link for the article by teacher Laura Stam. timrasinski.com/hubfs/tim-rasi…

2/2 FLUENCY FRIDAY! Also, here’s a link to a SOR blog article on Teaching Reading Fluency with poetry by second grade teacher Laura Stam: timrasinski.com/presentations/… (10 minute read)

1/2 FLUENCY FRIDAY! Here’s a peanut butter poem by the great Kenn Nesbitt ( poetry4kids.com ) for students to practice (rehearse) & perform fluently! Rehearsing (authentic repeated reading) & performing poetry is an excellent way to build reading fluency (SOR).

Want practical vocabulary instruction ideas you can use tomorrow? ✅ 🔗 ow.ly/k52v50YhnL9

The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters everyday.

✨ NEW This Month: Podcast Roadmap & Listening Guide All About Vocabulary ✨💓 🔗 April Roadmap 🌷 ow.ly/Q7ns50Yj65m

WITHOUT TEACHERS, LIFE WOULD HAVE NO CLASS.

@sehri1278 Congratulations! ❤️🎉

@TimRasinski1 @wbny @ERobbPrincipal @scholasticuk @Scholastic @scholasticCDA @bar_zie @DoctorSam7 @JayBilly2 @kellygrillo @Principal_H @TimRasinski That’s such a powerful way to put it, when you can meet them in the moment, everything starts to click differently. You see that shift right away, don’t you?