Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
Kent State University
404 White Hall
Kent, Ohio 44242
330-672-0649
FAX: 330-672-2025
Education:
B.S. Economics, University of Akron, 1972.
B.S. Elementary Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1976.
M.S. Special Education, Remedial Reading, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1979.
Ph.D. Educational Theory and Practice, Language, Literature, and Literacy,
The Ohio State University, 1985.
Post doctoral studies, University of Illinois, National Center for the Study of Reading,
1987.
Experience:
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Reading and Writing Center, Kent State
University, 1988- present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Reading Education, University of Georgia,
1985-1988.
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, The Ohio State University, 1981-1985.
Classroom Teacher, Reading Specialist and Clinician, Elkhorn Public Schools,
Elkhorn, Nebraska, 1977-1981.
Learning Disabilities Tutor, Meyers Children Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha
Nebraska, 1979.
Publications:
Author or coauthor of seven books on reading education, including:
The Fluent Reader. (2003). Scholastic.
Total Literacy. (2003). Wadsworth.
Phonics Poetry: Teaching Word Families. (2001). Allyn and Bacon.
Effective Reading Strategies: Teaching Children Who Find Reading Difficult
(third edition). (2004) Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
From Phonics to Fluency. (2001). Addison Wesley Longman
Goodbye Round Robin: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies.
(1999). Heinemann.
Coeditor or editor of nine books on reading education.
Author or coauthor of over 100 scholarly articles on reading education and research.
Articles have appeared in The Reading Teacher, Reading Research Quarterly,
Reading Research and Instruction, Reading Psychology: An International
Quarterly, Language Arts, Reading Horizons, Journal of Literacy Research,
Educational Research Quarterly, Theory into Practice, Educational Forum,
Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Reading, Journal of Reading
Education, Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, Journal of Educational
Research, Journal of Research and Development in Education, Educational Researcher.
Achievements and Activities:
Teach courses in literacy education at graduate and undergraduate level.
Member, Board of Directors, International Reading Association, 2001-2004.
Chairperson, Curriculum and Instruction, KSU, 1998-2000.
President, College Reading Association, 1998.
Chairperson, Language Experience Special Interest Group, 1993-95.
Editor, Journal of Literacy Research, 2001- present
Editor, The Reading Teacher, 1992-1999.
Editor, Yearbook of the College Reading Association, 1990-1994.
Awarded the A.B. Herr Award by the College Reading Association for distinguished
Scholarly achievements in literacy education, 1996.
Awarded the Elva Knight Grant (International Reading Association) for innovative
research, 1987.
Clinical Reading Practicum won the Ohio’s Best Award for innovations in teaching, 1998.
Outstanding Dissertation Recognition, International Reading Association, Phi Delta
Kappan, College Reading Association, 1985-1986.
Brief Biography
Timothy Rasinski is a Professor of Education in the Reading and Writing Center at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Tim has written over 200 articles and chapters, has edited or authored more than 20 books and curriculum programs on reading education, and is co-author of Fluency First, an award-winning instructional program for teaching reading fluency. His scholarly interests include reading fluency and word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. Tim recently served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and from 1992 to 1999 he was editor of The Reading Teacher, the world’s most widely read journal in literacy education. Currently he serves as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research. He has been president of the College Reading Association, chairperson of the Language Experience Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, and he has won the A. B. Herr Award from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. At Kent State, Tim directs the reading clinic, which has won the Ohio’s Best Award for innovations and effectiveness in education. Tim received his Ph.D. from Ohio State and prior to coming to Kent State taught literacy education at the University of Georgia. Prior to coming to college teaching, Tim taught for several years as an elementary and middle school classroom and Title I teacher in rural Nebraska. He can be reached by E-mail at trasinsk@kent.edu.
Rasinski, T. V. (2003). The Fluent Reader. New York : Scholastic.
Sampson, M. B., Rasinski, T. V, & Sampson, M. (2003). Total Literacy. Wadsworth.
Rasinski, T. V. & Padak, N. (2001). From phonics to fluency: Effective teaching of decoding and reading fluency in the elementary school. New York: Addison, Wesley, Longman.
Rasinski, T. V. & Zimmerman, B. (2001). Phonics Poetry: Teaching word families. New York: Allyn and Bacon.
Rasinski, T. V. (2001). Making and writing words. Greenville, SC: Carson Dellosa Publishing Co.
Opitz, M, & Rasinski, T. (1998). Goodbye round robin: 25 effective oral reading strategies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Rasinski, T. V., & Padak, N. D. (2004). Effective reading strategies: Teaching children who find reading difficult (third edition). Columbus, OH : Merrill/ Prentice Hall.
Rasinski, T. V., & Padak, N. D. (2004). Fluency First (Curricular program for teaching reading fluency. Winner of the Teachers’ Choice Award) Chicago : The Wright Group.
Rasinski, T. V. & Griffith, L. (2005). Texts for Fluency Practice (Three books, grade 1, grades 2-3, and grades 4+). Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials.
Rasinski, T. V. & Heym, R. (2005). Making and Writing Words : Word building for phonemic awareness, word recognition, spelling, and vocabulary. (Two books, grade1 and grade 2). Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials.
Rasinski, T. (2005). Word Ladders (Two books, grades 2-3, grades 4-6). New York : Scholastic.
Padak, N., & Rasinski, N. (2005). Fast Start: An early childhood home involvement reading program. New York : Scholastic.
Rasinski, T. & Padak, N. (2005). Three Minute Reading Assessments (Two books, grades 1-4 and grades 5-8). New York : Scholastic.
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