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Listen "Reimagining Independent Practice in the Literacy Classroom"
Episode Synopsis
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 book introduces six more shifts for elementary teachers. In this episode, the authors discuss the sixth new shift, which is about reimagining independent practice in the literacy classroom. They talk about how children become active readers and the role of self-selected independent reading in that process. They suggest that teachers find a starting point in adopting these shifts because momentum has to start somewhere. Learn more about all twelve shifts at TheSixShifts.com.
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