Timothy Rasinski is a professor of Literacy Education at Kent State University and director of its award-winning reading clinic. He has written more than 200 articles and has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. He is author of the best-selling books The Fluent Reader, The Megabook of Fluency, and the Daily Word Ladder series. His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, and striving readers. His research on reading has been cited by the National Reading Panel and has been published in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Reading Psychology, and the Journal of Educational Research. Tim served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association. He has also served as editor of The Reading Teacher and the Journal of Literacy Research. Rasinski is past president of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. In 2010 Tim was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame, and in 2020 he was awarded the William S. Gray Citation of Merit by the International Literacy Association. He taught for several years as an elementary and middle grade classroom and reading intervention teacher.
Melissa Cheesman Smith is an experienced teacher at the elementary and college level with a Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She is a published author of literacy professional books. She currently lives in Mesa, Arizona with her husband and three children. (photos courtesy of the authors)
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