The Six Shifts

The Six Shifts episodes:

• 10.24.2023

  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 Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance...

  
• 10.10.2023

  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 Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance...

  
• 09.26.2023

  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 Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance...

  
• 09.12.2023

  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 Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance...

  
• 08.29.2023

  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 Elementary Classroom discuss the second new shift, which involves rethinking the...

  
• 08.15.2023

  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 Classroom. This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance book...

  
• 08.01.2023

  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 Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. This much-awaited sequel...

  
• 05.28.2021

  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 to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balance Literacy Classroom Follow Jan @drjanburkins and www.drjanburkins.com ....

  
• 05.14.2021

  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 into the Balance Literacy Classroom Follow Jan @drjanburkins and www.drjanburkins.com . Follow...

  
• 04.30.2021

  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 of Reading into the Balance Literacy Classroom Follow Jan @drjanburkins and www.drjanburkins.com . Follow Kari @Kari_Yates www.thesixshifts.com

  
• 04.16.2021

  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 into the Balance Literacy Classroom Follow Jan @drjanburkins and www.drjanburkins.com . Follow Kari @Kari_Yates...

  
• 04.02.2021

  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 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balance Literacy Classroom Follow Jan @drjanburkins and www.drjanburkins.com ....

  
• 03.19.2021

  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 episode, Jan, Kari and Dan dig in to the first shift: Rethinking How Reading...

  
• 03.05.2021

  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, with Stenhouse’s Dan Tobin address misconceptions and misunderstandings that have discouraged educators...