Free! Vocabulary Webinar With Dr. Tim Rasinski
Word Play: Spelling, Phonics, and Vocabulary Practices to Bridge the Learning Gap
Now available on demand!
Join Dr. Tim Rasinski, Kent State Professor of Literacy Education, to learn how intentional vocabulary, spelling, and phonics practice can be integrated into literacy instruction to help students overcome learning losses experienced during COVID-19 or during summer breaks.
This 45-minute webinar focuses on on the latest research and best practices related to integrated vocabulary, phonics, and spelling instruction and practice, along with Learning A-Z tools designed to support these practices in the classroom or at home.
During this webinar, attendees will discover:
- The latest research about the role of word study in reading proficiency
- How to identify the challenges of practicing word study and how to overcome those challenges by making the most of instructional time and student practice
- The five principles of effective, engaging, and intentional vocabulary, phonics, and spelling instruction
- How to make word study an integral part of reading instruction and practice to promote proficiency
Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University, and director of its award-winning reading clinic. He also holds the Rebecca Tolle and Burton W. Gorman Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership. Tim has written more than 200 articles and has authored, co-authored, or edited 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. Tim is past-president of the College Reading Association, which also awarded him the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010, Tim was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame.