Building Fluency Through Practice and Performance: American HistoryBuilding Fluency Through Practice and Performance: American History sets the stage for teaching fluency with this collection of reading texts coauthored and compiled by fluency expert Timothy Rasinski. Featuring various genres of texts including poems, songs, scripts, documents, and other material, this resource will help develop proficient and fluent readers. As readers regularly read and perform these American history related texts or passages, they improve decoding, fluency, interpretation, and comprehension. Students will revisit the past through the voices of history including James W.C. Pennington, former slave, Carl Sandburg, and John F. Kennedy. Background information, performance suggestions, a section on how to use the texts, and a Teacher Resource CD including digital copies of the fluency texts are included. |
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... “ Through Practice and Performance .Written and Compiled by Timothy Rasinski and Lorraine Griffith ' Poems ' Songs ' Reader's Theater ' Speeches Quality Resources for Every Classroom Instant Delivery 24 Hours a. ' And more . . . Front ...
... “ Through Practice and Performance .Written and Compiled by Timothy Rasinski and Lorraine Griffith ' Poems ' Songs ' Reader's Theater ' Speeches Quality Resources for Every Classroom Instant Delivery 24 Hours a. ' And more . . . Front ...
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... and Performance ' Songs ' Reader's Theater 0 Speeches ' And more . . ._ Written and Compiled by Timothy Rasinski and Lorraine Grifi'ith we SHELL EDUCATION Contributing Authors Creative Director Stephen Griffith Lee Aucoin Wendy Conklin,
... and Performance ' Songs ' Reader's Theater 0 Speeches ' And more . . ._ Written and Compiled by Timothy Rasinski and Lorraine Grifi'ith we SHELL EDUCATION Contributing Authors Creative Director Stephen Griffith Lee Aucoin Wendy Conklin,
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... readers and a deeper understanding and appreciation for various genres of voice. We are primarily reading teachers interested in developing fluent and proficient readers. However, we are also teachers of American history and culture who ...
... readers and a deeper understanding and appreciation for various genres of voice. We are primarily reading teachers interested in developing fluent and proficient readers. However, we are also teachers of American history and culture who ...
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... Readers develop fluency through guided practice and repeated readings—reading a ' text selection several times to the point where it can be expressed meaningfully—with appropriate expression and phrasing. Readers who engage in regular ...
... Readers develop fluency through guided practice and repeated readings—reading a ' text selection several times to the point where it can be expressed meaningfully—with appropriate expression and phrasing. Readers who engage in regular ...
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... Reader's Theaters: The scripts should be performed as written. A list of how many readers are needed is given at the top of each script. If the scripts are especially long, you may want to suggest more creative ways to perform the ...
... Reader's Theaters: The scripts should be performed as written. A list of how many readers are needed is given at the top of each script. If the scripts are especially long, you may want to suggest more creative ways to perform the ...
Contents
Americas Civil War 57 | |
The Early Twentieth Century 86 | |
Americas Voices for Equality 96 | |
Modern Times 137 | |
Americas Songs 164 | |
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Building Fluency Through Practice & Performance: Grade 6 Timothy Rasinski,Lorraine Griffith Limited preview - 2008 |
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Address American army Assassination Background Information battle believe called Carl Sandburg cause Chief citizens Civil coming Confederate Constitution cont created dead dedicated died equal feel first Fluency through Practice four Franklin Delano Roosevelt freedom friends Gettysburg give hand Happy hard hear heart honor hope Inauguration Independence James Jesse John justice keep Kennedy King lady land laws Liberty Lincoln live look March Master meaning move Narrator never North November Owens Parks peace poem Practice and Performance president Promise Reader reader’s theater reading remember Shell Education slave soldiers song South Speech stand talk teachers texts Thanks things Union United Voices wish woman women