by Jan and Kari | Aug 30, 2022 | Beyond the Book
If you’re a school leader, an instructional coach, or a teacher longing for science-aligned but practical professional development, we have something that can help. With the current push for more science-aligned literacy practices and with the start of a new school...
by Jan and Kari | Sep 3, 2021 | Beyond the Book, Literacy Leadership, Video
Whether it’s broccoli in the teeth, frosting on the chin, a shirt inside-out, it often takes someone else – with honesty and caring – to help us notice what we haven’t yet seen for ourselves. As we dig deeper and deeper into the wide body of research that...
by Jan and Kari | Aug 14, 2021 | Beyond the Book, General, Literacy Leadership, Video
In our experience, putting up walls is easier than building bridges . . . Just not nearly as helpful. A while back, Marnie Ginsburg of Reading Simplified called us “bridge builders,” referring to the way our work seeks to connect reading communities that are often...
by Jan and Kari | Aug 5, 2021 | Beyond the Book, General, Literacy Leadership, Prompting & Feedback
The work we do is driven by a deep respect for and belief in teachers and children. Our goal is to share our admiration for teachers while also supporting substantive change by making information accessible. We actively practice attuning to both the technical and...
by Jan and Kari | Aug 1, 2021 | Beyond the Book, General, Literacy Leadership, Prompting & Feedback
Dear Literacy Educator,Our little book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, is just that–a little book. Short. Easy to read. Accessible.Most importantly, it is an invitation to balanced literacy...
