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Fluency expert Tim Rasinski teams up with MelissaCheesman Smith, a veteran teacher, to help teachers effectivelyweave fluency work into their daily reading instruction. Fluency is the bridge between word recognition and comprehension.If students don't develop it, they will struggle to read proficiently.In this eagerly anticipated new edition, Rasinski and Smith discussfluency's connection to the science of reading. They providedozens of ready-to-use, science-backed teaching strategies andstudent practice pages, updated to include more diverse authors.The book's easy-to-navigate design now includes QR codes to demonstrationvideos and downloadable student pages. ready-to-use, science-backed teaching strategiesstudent practice pages - updated to include more diverse authorsonline demonstration videosdownloadable student pages "I am a longstanding fanof The Megabook of Fluency. For schools lookingto teach fluency rather than purely assess it, this is the must-havetext." Rachel Clarke, Independent ReadingConsultant [about The Megabook of Fluency 1stedition]  ABOUT THE AUTHORS Timothy Rasinski is a professor of Literacy Education atKent State University and director of its award-winning readingclinic. He has written more than 200 articles and has authored,co-authored, or edited more than 50 books or curriculum programson reading education. He is author of the best-selling books TheFluent Reader, The Megabook of Fluency, and the Daily Word Ladderseries. His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study,and striving readers. He taught for several years as an elementaryand middle grade classroom and reading intervention teacher.Melissa Cheesman Smith is an experienced teacher at theelementary and college level with a Master's of Education in Curriculumand Instruction. She is a published author of literacy professionalbooks. She currently lives in Mesa, Arizona with her husbandand three children.