Shifting The Balance: K-2

You are invited to take an honest second look at current literacy practices, bravely considering the question, “What needs to shift?” Unpack the why and the how behind six critical shifts for literacy instruction in the intermediate grades, aligning current practices with brain science. If you are a K-2 teacher, coach, interventionist, or school leader who wants to make sure literacy practices make it easier, not harder, for children to learn to read, this course is for you. Based on their book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, the instructors, Jan Burkins & Kari Yates will leave you with practical and powerful instructional moves you can make immediately.