by Jan and Kari | Aug 8, 2021 | Blog, Literacy Leadership, Video
Change can be challenging.Especially when you are shifting long-held beliefs and practices. Sometimes regret gets in our way. Sometimes overwhelm. Sometimes fear.And while it is good to acknowledge and make space to process these feelings, camping out with any one of...
by Jan and Kari | Aug 5, 2021 | Beyond the Book, Blog, 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, Blog, 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...