The Six Shifts

Reimagining Independent Practice in the Literacy Classroom

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper El

Revisiting Fluency Instruction

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper El

Reclaiming Word Reading Instruction in Intermediate Grades

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper El

Recommitting to Vocabulary Instruction

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper El

Rethinking the Role of Strategy Instruction in Learning to Comprehend

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper El

Reconsidering How Knowledge Impacts Comprehension, Grades 3-5

In this podcast, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary

Setting the Stage: Grades 3-5

In this podcast, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates discuss the background and origin of their new book, Shifting the Balance 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Sci

Reconsidering Texts for Beginning Readers

In today's episode, Jan and Kari with Stenhouse's Dan Tobin, discuss the final shift:  Reconsidering Texts for Beginning Readers. LINKS Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways t

Reinventing the Ways We Use MSV

In today's episode Jan, Kari, and Dan discuss the fifth shift: Reinventing the Ways We Use MSV.   LINKS Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading

Revising High-Frequency Word Instruction

In today's episode Jan, Kari, and Dan discuss the fourth shift: Revising High-Frequency Word Instruction.   LINKS Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science

Reimagining the Way We Teach Phonics

In today's episode Jan and Kari discuss the third shift: Reimagining the Way We Teach Phonics.   LINKS Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading 

Recommitting to Phonemic Awareness Instruction

Welcome to episode three! In today's episode Jan and Kari discuss the second shift: Recommitting to Phonemic Awareness Instruction.    LINKS Shifting the Balance: 6

Rethinking How Reading Comprehension Begins

Welcome to episode two! In our previous episode, Jan and Kari shared the story behind Shifting the Balance and their experience rethinking their teaching.  In our second

Introducing The Six Shifts

In this podcast based on their new book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, wit