Using Repeated Reading & Poetry to Improve Literacy Outcomes for Children:
Today I’m turning my blog over to Tim Rasinki and David Harrison. Tim is a professor emeritus of literacy education at Kent State University. In 2021 and 2023, Stanford University named Tim as part of the top 2% of World Scientists. Tim is widely recognized as an expert on the topic of fluency worldwide. David is the poet laureate of the state of Missouri. David Harrison’s first book for children (The Boy with a Drum) was released in 1969 and sold over two million copies. The first of his long list of awards came in 1972 when he received the Christopher Award for The Book of Giant Stories. Since then, David has published ninety original titles that have sold millions of copies. David has also collaborated with Tim on several publications designed for use in elementary classrooms. They will be discussing the use of some of those materials during the webinar. I am very grateful to Tim and David for providing this free on-demand webinar. I believe elementary teachers will find useful ideas, materials, and lesson plans that can be adapted for use across a variety of grade levels. The links that follow include one to immediately view the entire webinar and a link to a share folder containing information about supporting fluency instruction. Please enjoy what I hope is the first of many webinars provided through this blog.
Happy Reading and Writing,
Dr. Sam Bommarito (aka, the guy in the center taking flak from all sides)
Copyright 2025 by Dr. Sam Bommarito. Views/interpretations expressed in the blog are solely this author’s views and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or organization.
The Webinar is Copyright 2025 by Tim Rasisnki and David Harrison.
Link to watch Webinar
Link to the sharefolder LINK