Shifting the Balance
The Shifting the Balance books offer practical shifts to strengthen reading instruction, building on what you already know.
6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom
Dr. Jan Burkins & Kari Yates
For educators working to reconcile long-standing balanced literacy practices with what current reading research tells us. This book focuses on six critical shifts and introduces high-leverage practices that help you move forward one thoughtful next step at a time, starting tomorrow.
Buy the K–2 book6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom
Dr. Katie Egan Cunningham, Dr. Jan Burkins & Kari Yates
For educators supporting students beyond the beginning stages of reading, this book picks up where early reading instruction leaves off. It focuses on helping students build the fluency, vocabulary, knowledge, and comprehension they need to understand increasingly complex text.
Buy the 3–5 bookKeep going with the books
Go deeper with the authors through classroom examples, guided learning, and a closer look at the instructional routines explored in the books.
Free book study guides help teams build shared language and translate learning into real changes in practice.
Free printables and tools connected to the shifts, ready to use Monday morning.
Behind the Books
Classroom teacher, literacy coach, and district and state literacy leader turned author of eleven books who now works with educators around the world.
Author, literacy consultant, and co-creator of Shifting the Balance, drawing on experience as a teacher, principal, and district leader.
Former classroom teacher, professor, university program director, and literacy consultant connecting research with joyful classroom practice.
