by Jan and Kari | Nov 18, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership, Video
Perhaps you are thinking about that second (or third or fourth) cup of coffee you have in the morning. Maybe you are wondering if coffee is really good for you after all. So, you decide to get on the internet and do a bit of reading to find out what the research...
by Jan and Kari | Nov 11, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership, Video
It’s in the news.It’s in the title of our book.It’s in the name of countless Facebook groups.It’s the topic of conversation at school board meetings and in state legislatures across the country. So, what is “the science of reading” anyway? First, check out our video...
by Jan and Kari | Oct 16, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership
We’re book lovers, for sure. We’ve got stacks of books on our counters, our tables, and our nightstands. Our bookshelves are filled to overflowing, the delivery person keeps delivering new books that have fallen into our shopping carts! We do lots of kinds of...
by Jan and Kari | Sep 25, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership, Video
What prevents us from making the changes we want to make in our lives?Whether in our personal or professional roles, we all have visions of reaching for our better selves. Whether we want to eat better, keep a tidier house, get in shape, read more. . .the list goes...
by Jan and Kari | Sep 19, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership, Video
Did you ever really surprise yourself?This summer Kari did. She did it by water skiing 70 days in a row!She didn’t originally plan to go for 70 days.In fact she still has a hard time believing she did it.If you had said to her in July, “Kari, you should ski 70 days in...
by Jan and Kari | Sep 11, 2021 | General, Literacy Leadership, Video
Who doesn’t want to make their work easier? Our ancestors certainly did. If necessity is the mother of invention, then the need to lift heavy objects led to the invention of the lever. A lever is–as you well know–a simple machine that makes work a lot...
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...
